Virginia Ratifying Convention

GPTKB entity

Properties (53)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical event
gptkbp:completed June 27, 1788
gptkbp:controversy gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
federalism
the balance of power
gptkbp:date June 2, 1788
gptkbp:discusses individual rights
state sovereignty
gptkbp:documentedIn historical records
gptkbp:duration 25 days
gptkbp:followedBy ratification by other states
gptkbp:has_a_focus_on scholarly research
gptkbp:historicalEvent shaped_the_Constitution.
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Virginia Ratifying Convention
gptkbp:impact set a precedent for other states
gptkbp:influenced Federalist Papers
the Enlightenment ideas
local political dynamics
Anti-Federalist movement
gptkbp:is_a years of political evolution
gptkbp:is_a_gathering_for political leaders
political factions
delegates representing various interests
American_political_history
gptkbp:is_a_platform_for political discourse
gptkbp:is_a_reflection_of the political climate of the time
gptkbp:is_a_subject_of historical analysis
gptkbp:is_a_venue_for public opinion expression
gptkbp:is_attended_by delegates_from_Virginia
future_U.S._presidents
gptkbp:is_characterized_by intense debate
gptkbp:is_essential_for the establishment of a strong federal government
gptkbp:is_part_of the_ratification_process_of_the_Constitution
gptkbp:keyEvent the_founding_of_the_United_States
gptkbp:led_to adoption_of_the_Bill_of_Rights
gptkbp:location gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
gptkbp:notable_event American_democracy
gptkbp:notable_member gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:Patrick_Henry
gptkbp:outcome ratification_of_the_Constitution_by_Virginia
gptkbp:politicalParty 89 to 79 in favor of ratification
gptkbp:precededBy Constitutional Convention of 1787
gptkbp:purpose to_ratify_the_United_States_Constitution
gptkbp:related_to Constitutional history
U.S._history
gptkbp:resultedIn Virginia's_role_in_the_new_federal_government
gptkbp:significance critical_for_the_Constitution's_acceptance
gptkbp:significantEvent the_history_of_Virginia
gptkbp:was_a_catalyst_for future constitutional amendments
gptkbp:was_a_response_to gptkb:the_Articles_of_Confederation
gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
the_future_of_the_United_States