Hillsborough Convention of 1788

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The Hillsborough Convention of 1788 was a gathering of North Carolina delegates who debated but initially refused to ratify the newly drafted U.S. Constitution, reflecting strong Anti-Federalist concerns.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf political event ⓘ
ratifying convention ⓘ
adoptedAction recommended a second convention after amendments were considered ⓘ
resolved neither to ratify nor to reject the Constitution formally ⓘ
consideredDocument United States Constitution ⓘ
context post–American Revolutionary War constitutional settlement ⓘ
convenedBy North Carolina General Assembly ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
followedBy Fayetteville Convention of 1789 ⓘ
hasApproximateDate July–August 1788 ⓘ
hasEndDate 1788-08-04 ⓘ
hasStartDate 1788-07-21 ⓘ
historicalSignificance contributed to pressure for adoption of the United States Bill of Rights ⓘ
delayed North Carolina’s ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
illustrated strength of Anti-Federalist sentiment in North Carolina ⓘ
jurisdictionDiscussed powers of the proposed federal government over the states ⓘ
locatedIn Hillsborough, North Carolina ⓘ
Orange County, North Carolina ⓘ
State of North Carolina ⓘ
linked to: North Carolina
mainSubject ratification of the United States Constitution by North Carolina ⓘ
notableAntiFederalistDelegate David Caldwell ⓘ
Samuel Spencer ⓘ
Timothy Bloodworth ⓘ
Willie Jones ⓘ
notableFederalistDelegate James Iredell ⓘ
linked to: James Iredell Sr.

William Lenoir ⓘ
William R. Davie ⓘ
numberOfDelegates approximately 270 ⓘ
partOf process of ratification of the United States Constitution ⓘ
politicalAlignmentMajority Anti-Federalist ⓘ
politicalAlignmentMinority Federalist ⓘ
linked to: Federalists
precededBy drafting of the United States Constitution in Philadelphia Convention of 1787 ⓘ
presidentOfConvention Samuel Johnston ⓘ
primaryLanguage English ⓘ
proposedChange demand for a declaration of rights ⓘ
proposed amendments to limit federal judicial power ⓘ
proposed amendments to restrict federal taxing power ⓘ
proposed amendments to secure trial by jury and other procedural rights ⓘ
reasonForNonRatification absence of a bill of rights in the original Constitution ⓘ
concerns about consolidation of power in the federal government ⓘ
concerns about representation and size of congressional districts ⓘ
concerns over federal control of taxation ⓘ
concerns over standing armies in peacetime ⓘ
fears for protection of individual liberties ⓘ
relatedEvent New York ratifying convention ⓘ
Virginia Ratifying Convention ⓘ
result refusal to ratify the United States Constitution in 1788 ⓘ
secretaryOfConvention John Hay ⓘ
stateStatusAtTime North Carolina remained outside the Union until 1789 ⓘ

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Fayetteville Convention of 1789 → followed → Hillsborough Convention of 1788 ⓘ
John Hay (Hillsborough Convention secretary) → participatedIn → Hillsborough Convention of 1788 ⓘ
subject linked to: John Hay