the Virginia Ratifying Convention
GPTKB entity
Properties (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
historical event
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| gptkbp:aftermath |
set a precedent for future state conventions
led to the first Congress of the United States influenced the ratification debates in other states contributed_to_the_Federalist_vs._Anti-Federalist_divide increased_political_engagement_in_Virginia led_to_the_establishment_of_the_Bill_of_Rights |
| gptkbp:attendance |
delegates_from_Virginia
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| gptkbp:completed |
a vote on ratification
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| gptkbp:controversy |
federalism
state sovereignty formal parliamentary procedure |
| gptkbp:discusses |
checks and balances
individual rights separation of powers the executive branch the legislative branch the judiciary system slavery issues the power of the federal government representation_in_Congress |
| gptkbp:historical_significance |
influenced other states' ratification conventions
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| gptkbp:historicalContext |
gptkb:post-Revolutionary_War_America
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
official ratification document
records of debates |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
the Virginia Ratifying Convention
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| gptkbp:impact |
shaped_the_future_of_American_governance
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| gptkbp:influenced |
gptkb:Shays'_Rebellion
public opinion pamphlets newspaper articles Articles of Confederation weaknesses |
| gptkbp:keyPeople |
Virginia_became_the_10th_state_to_ratify
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| gptkbp:led_to |
gptkb:Virginia's_ratification_of_the_Constitution
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| gptkbp:location |
gptkb:Richmond,_Virginia
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| gptkbp:notable_feature |
gptkb:Edmund_Randolph
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| gptkbp:notableFeature |
gptkb:George_Mason
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| gptkbp:notableFigures |
gptkb:James_Madison
gptkb:Patrick_Henry |
| gptkbp:outcome |
ratification_of_the_Constitution
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| gptkbp:politicalParty |
89 to 79
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| gptkbp:purpose |
to_ratify_the_United_States_Constitution
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| gptkbp:related_to |
Federalist Papers
Constitutional Convention of 1787 Anti-Federalist Papers |
| gptkbp:resultedIn |
Bill_of_Rights_proposal
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| gptkbp:significantEvent |
Virginia's_role_in_the_founding_of_the_United_States
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| gptkbp:takes_place_in |
1788
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