Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788
GPTKB entity
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instance_of |
gptkb:event
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| gptkbp:cabinet_member |
June 2, 1788
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| gptkbp:closed |
June 27, 1788
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| gptkbp:contributed_to |
the establishment of a strong central government
the Federalist movement |
| gptkbp:date |
1788
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| gptkbp:discusses |
the judiciary system
the powers of the President representation and taxation the powers of Congress |
| gptkbp:followed_by |
ratification debates in other states
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| gptkbp:historical_context |
post-Revolutionary War America
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| gptkbp:historical_impact |
shaped American constitutional law
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| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788
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| gptkbp:influenced_by |
gptkb:Federalist_Papers
local political dynamics |
| gptkbp:is_a_document_that |
ratification document
|
| gptkbp:is_attended_by |
prominent political figures
168 delegates |
| gptkbp:is_debated_in |
gptkb:Bill_of_Rights
25 days oratory and rhetoric |
| gptkbp:is_documented_in |
gptkb:historical_records
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| gptkbp:is_opposed_by |
gptkb:Anti-Federalists
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| gptkbp:key_event |
gptkb:American_history
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| gptkbp:key_issues |
federal power vs. state power
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| gptkbp:led_to |
Virginia's ratification of the Constitution with amendments
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:notable_participants |
gptkb:George_Mason
gptkb:James_Madison gptkb:Patrick_Henry |
| gptkbp:outcome |
ratification of the Constitution
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| gptkbp:preceded_by |
gptkb:Constitutional_Convention_of_1787
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| gptkbp:public_perception |
89 to 79
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to ratify the United States Constitution
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| gptkbp:related_to |
other state ratifying conventions
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| gptkbp:resolution |
support for a Bill of Rights
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| gptkbp:resulted_in |
Virginia's support for the Constitution
Virginia's role in the ratification process |
| gptkbp:significance |
critical for the establishment of the federal government
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| gptkbp:was_a_precursor_to |
the Bill of Rights debates.
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| gptkbp:was_a_response_to |
concerns over national governance
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| gptkbp:was_characterized_by |
intense political debate
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| gptkbp:was_influenced_by |
the Articles of Confederation
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| gptkbp:was_part_of |
the larger debate over the Constitution
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:Virginia_Convention_of_1788
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| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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