Maryland ratifying convention

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf ratifying convention
gptkbp:completed April 28, 1788
gptkbp:contributedTo establishment_of_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:controversy federalism
separation of powers
representation_in_Congress
ratification_of_the_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:date 1788
gptkbp:discusses checks and balances
judicial power
legislative power
state sovereignty
executive power
gptkbp:enactedBy gptkb:Maryland_delegates
gptkbp:followedBy Maryland's_first_state_legislature
gptkbp:historical_significance first state to ratify after Delaware
gptkbp:historicalContext gptkb:post-Revolutionary_War_America
gptkbp:historicalSignificance voting records
official minutes
ratification debates
delegate speeches
proceedings report
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Maryland ratifying convention
gptkbp:influenced Federalist Papers
national political climate
local political climate
Anti-Federalist arguments
gptkbp:is_attended_by delegates_from_Maryland
gptkbp:location gptkb:Maryland
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:Thomas_Stone
gptkb:James_McHenry
gptkb:William_Paca
gptkb:John_Francis_Mercer
Daniel of St. Thomas Jenifer
gptkbp:outcome gptkb:ratification_of_the_United_States_Constitution
11 against
63 in favor
gptkbp:partOf United_States_ratification_process
gptkbp:performedBy gptkb:Maryland_legislature
gptkbp:precededBy gptkb:Maryland_Constitutional_Convention_of_1776
gptkbp:produces ratification document
gptkbp:relatedEvent Federal Convention of 1787
Constitutional Convention debates
gptkbp:resultedIn establishment of a federal government
debate over state vs. federal authority
increased awareness of constitutional issues
influence on future state conventions
Maryland's_participation_in_the_federal_system
development_of_constitutional_law_in_the_U.S.
formation_of_political_parties_in_Maryland
increased_political_engagement_in_Maryland
ratification_of_the_Constitution_by_other_states
gptkbp:significance established_Maryland's_role_in_the_federal_government