North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1788
GPTKB entity
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:Constitution
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| gptkbp:attendees |
Delegates from various counties
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| gptkbp:closed |
August 4, 1788
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| gptkbp:date |
July 21, 1788
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| gptkbp:followed_by |
gptkb:North_Carolina_General_Assembly
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
gptkb:Articles_of_Confederation
Post-Revolutionary War America Need for a stronger federal government |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
Contributed to the formation of the United States
Highlighted regional differences in the U. S. Influenced future constitutional debates Set a precedent for state ratification conventions |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
North Carolina Constitutional Convention of 1788
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| gptkbp:impact |
gptkb:U._S._Constitution
State constitutions North Carolina's political landscape |
| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Federalist_Papers
Anti-Federalist arguments |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
Federalism State sovereignty |
| gptkbp:key_issues |
Executive powers
Taxation powers Representation in Congress Judicial powers |
| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:North_Carolina
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| gptkbp:notable_figures |
gptkb:Richard_Caswell
gptkb:James_Iredell gptkb:William_Blount |
| gptkbp:outcome |
Ratified the United States Constitution
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:North_Carolina_Provincial_Congress
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| gptkbp:purpose |
Ratification of the United States Constitution
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| gptkbp:related_event |
gptkb:Philadelphia_Convention_of_1787
Subsequent conventions in other states |
| gptkbp:resulting_document |
North Carolina Ratification Convention Proceedings
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| gptkbp:significance |
First state to hold a convention for ratification after the Philadelphia Convention
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| gptkbp:year |
1788
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:North_Carolina_Ratifying_Convention
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
7
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