New York Ratifying Convention

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constitutional ratifying convention historical event

The New York Ratifying Convention was the 1788 gathering in Poughkeepsie where New York’s delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution.

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Label	Occurrences
New York ratification debates	5
New York Ratifying Convention canonical	3
New York ratifying convention	2
Convention of delegates of the people of the State of New York	1
New York Ratifying Convention for the U.S. Constitution	1
New York State Convention for the Ratification of the Federal Constitution	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4680655 — 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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Target entity: New York Ratifying Convention
Context triple: [Robert Yates, participantIn, New York Ratifying Convention]

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.
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.
C. Maryland Ratifying Convention
The Maryland Ratifying Convention was the 1788 state assembly that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of Maryland.
D. New York State Constitutional Convention of 1777
The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1777 was the assembly that drafted and adopted New York’s first state constitution during the American Revolutionary War, establishing the framework for its independent government.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

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Target entity: New York Ratifying Convention
Target entity description: The New York Ratifying Convention was the 1788 gathering in Poughkeepsie where New York’s delegates debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution.

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.
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.
C. Maryland Ratifying Convention
The Maryland Ratifying Convention was the 1788 state assembly that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution on behalf of Maryland.
D. New York State Constitutional Convention of 1777
The New York State Constitutional Convention of 1777 was the assembly that drafted and adopted New York’s first state constitution during the American Revolutionary War, establishing the framework for its independent government.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	constitutional ratifying convention ⓘ historical event ⓘ
aim	To decide whether New York would ratify the United States Constitution ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	New York State Convention for the Ratification of the Federal Constitution ⓘ linked to: New York Ratifying Convention
appliesToJurisdiction	State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York State
chronology	American Revolutionary era ⓘ
country	United States of America ⓘ
describedAtURL	https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_York_Ratifying_Convention ⓘ
determinationMethod	Vote of delegates ⓘ
endTime	1788-07-26 ⓘ
followedBy	Implementation of the United States Constitution in New York ⓘ North Carolina Ratifying Convention ⓘ linked to: North Carolina ratifying conventions for the U.S. Constitution
hasCause	Proposal of the United States Constitution in 1787 ⓘ
hasEffect	Ratification of the United States Constitution by New York ⓘ
hasParticipant	Alexander Hamilton ⓘ Anti-Federalists ⓘ Federalists ⓘ George Clinton ⓘ John Jay ⓘ John Lansing Jr. ⓘ Melancton Smith ⓘ Robert R. Livingston ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
legislativeBody	Convention of delegates of the people of the State of New York ⓘ linked to: New York Ratifying Convention
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	New York ⓘ
location	Poughkeepsie, New York ⓘ
numberOfParticipants	65 ⓘ
organizedBy	New York State Legislature ⓘ
partOf	Early national period of United States history ⓘ linked to: Early Republic of the United States process of ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
pointInTime	1788 ⓘ
precededBy	Massachusetts Ratifying Convention ⓘ linked to: Massachusetts ratifying convention
president	George Clinton ⓘ
ratifiedDocument	Constitution of the United States ⓘ linked to: United States Constitution
ratifyingStateNumber	11 ⓘ
result	Ratification of the United States Constitution with recommended amendments ⓘ
significantEvent	Debate over federalism in New York ⓘ Narrow vote to ratify the Constitution ⓘ Negotiation over inclusion of a bill of rights ⓘ
significantFigure	Alexander Hamilton ⓘ George Clinton ⓘ Melancton Smith ⓘ
startTime	1788-06-17 ⓘ
topic	Anti-Federalism ⓘ linked to: Anti-Federalists Bill of Rights ⓘ Federalism in the United States ⓘ United States Constitution ⓘ
voteResult	30–27 in favor of ratification ⓘ

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