Maryland Ratifying Convention
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The Maryland Ratifying Convention was the 1788 state assembly that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of Maryland.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Maryland Ratifying Convention canonical | 2 |
| Maryland Convention | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2255289 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maryland Ratifying Convention Context triple: [Luther Martin, participantIn, Maryland Ratifying Convention]
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A.
Virginia Ratifying Convention
The Virginia Ratifying Convention was the 1788 gathering of delegates in Virginia that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution, playing a pivotal role in its national adoption.
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B.
Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention
The Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention was the state assembly convened in 1787 to debate and decide whether Pennsylvania would approve the newly drafted United States Constitution.
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C.
Hillsborough Convention of 1788
The Hillsborough Convention of 1788 was a gathering of North Carolina delegates who debated but initially refused to ratify the newly drafted U.S. Constitution, reflecting strong Anti-Federalist concerns.
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D.
Virginia Convention
The Virginia Convention was a revolutionary assembly of delegates in the Colony of Virginia that assumed governance from royal authorities and played a key role in leading the colony toward independence from Britain.
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E.
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was a series of secret meetings of New England Federalists (1814–1815) who opposed the War of 1812 and discussed constitutional changes and even possible secession, leaving a lasting stigma on the Federalist Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Maryland Ratifying Convention Target entity description: The Maryland Ratifying Convention was the 1788 state assembly that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of Maryland.
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A.
Virginia Ratifying Convention
The Virginia Ratifying Convention was the 1788 gathering of delegates in Virginia that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution, playing a pivotal role in its national adoption.
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B.
Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention
The Pennsylvania Ratifying Convention was the state assembly convened in 1787 to debate and decide whether Pennsylvania would approve the newly drafted United States Constitution.
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C.
Hillsborough Convention of 1788
The Hillsborough Convention of 1788 was a gathering of North Carolina delegates who debated but initially refused to ratify the newly drafted U.S. Constitution, reflecting strong Anti-Federalist concerns.
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D.
Virginia Convention
The Virginia Convention was a revolutionary assembly of delegates in the Colony of Virginia that assumed governance from royal authorities and played a key role in leading the colony toward independence from Britain.
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E.
Hartford Convention
The Hartford Convention was a series of secret meetings of New England Federalists (1814–1815) who opposed the War of 1812 and discussed constitutional changes and even possible secession, leaving a lasting stigma on the Federalist Party.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
event in 1788 in the United States
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historical event ⓘ state ratifying convention ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Maryland ⓘ |
| appliesToPart |
Maryland
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surface form:
State of Maryland
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| approvedDocument | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| chronologyWithinSeries | one of the thirteen state ratifying conventions ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
histories of the ratification of the U.S. Constitution
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records of the Maryland state archives ⓘ |
| determines | whether Maryland would ratify the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| follows |
Philadelphia Convention
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drafting of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| hasEffect | made Maryland one of the original states under the U.S. Constitution ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasLegalStatus | authorized assembly under Maryland law ⓘ |
| hasOutcome | ratification of the United States Constitution by Maryland ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | to consider ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| legislativeBody | convention of delegates ⓘ |
| location |
Baltimore, Maryland, United States
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surface form:
Baltimore, Maryland
Maryland ⓘ |
| partOf | ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| pointInTime | 1788 ⓘ |
| result | Maryland became the seventh state to ratify the U.S. Constitution (widely cited ordering) ⓘ |
| significantEvent | Maryland’s decision to join the federal union under the Constitution ⓘ |
| significantParticipant |
Anti-Federalist Papers
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surface form:
Anti-Federalists in Maryland
Federalists in Maryland ⓘ |
| temporalCoverage | April 1788 ⓘ |
| topic |
Maryland political history
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United States constitutional history ⓘ state ratification debates ⓘ |
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Subject: Maryland Ratifying Convention Description of subject: The Maryland Ratifying Convention was the 1788 state assembly that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of Maryland.
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this entity surface form:
Maryland Convention