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gptkbp:instance_of
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gptkb:event
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gptkbp:cabinet_member
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gptkb:Governor
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gptkbp:contributed_to
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Bill of Rights adoption
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gptkbp:date
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1788
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gptkbp:duration
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several weeks
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gptkbp:followed_by
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gptkb:Massachusetts_General_Court
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gptkbp:held_in
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gptkb:Faneuil_Hall
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gptkbp:historical_context
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post-Revolutionary War America
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gptkbp:historical_documentation
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Journal of the Convention
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gptkbp:historical_impact
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increased political participation
strengthened federal government
encouraged civic engagement
fostered national unity
influenced future conventions
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gptkbp:historical_significance
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set a precedent for other states
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Massachusetts Ratifying Convention
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gptkbp:influenced_by
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gptkb:Federalist_Papers
gptkb:Anti-Federalist_Papers
gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
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gptkbp:is_debated_in
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gptkb:checks_and_balances
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
Federalism
separation of powers
public forum
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gptkbp:is_opposed_by
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gptkb:Anti-Federalists
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gptkbp:key_issues
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individual rights
state sovereignty
central government power
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gptkbp:location
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gptkb:Massachusetts
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gptkbp:notable_member
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355
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gptkbp:notable_participants
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gptkb:Elbridge_Gerry
gptkb:Samuel_Adams
gptkb:John_Hancock
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gptkbp:notable_wins
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Compromise
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gptkbp:outcome
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ratification of the Constitution
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gptkbp:outcome_date
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February 6, 1788
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gptkbp:preceded_by
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gptkb:Massachusetts_Constitutional_Convention
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gptkbp:public_perception
|
ratification
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gptkbp:purpose
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to ratify the United States Constitution
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gptkbp:ratified_by
|
187 to 168
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gptkbp:related_event
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gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1787
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gptkbp:related_to
|
gptkb:Constitution
state history
U. S. history
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gptkbp:resolution
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proposed amendments to the Constitution
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gptkbp:resulting_document
|
Massachusetts Ratification Convention Resolution
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gptkbp:significance
|
first state convention to ratify the Constitution in New England
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gptkbp:supporting_group
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gptkb:Federalists
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Delegate_to_the_Virginia_Ratifying_Convention
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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5
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