Virginia Ratifying Convention

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The Virginia Ratifying Convention was the 1788 gathering of delegates in Virginia that debated and ultimately approved the United States Constitution, playing a pivotal role in its national adoption.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional convention
historical event
appliesToJurisdiction United States
Virginia
chairperson Edmund Pendleton
country United States
dateOfRatification 1788-06-25
describedBySource The Debates in the Several State Conventions on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution by Jonathan Elliot
endDate 1788-06-27
followedBy North Carolina Ratifying Convention
follows Maryland Ratifying Convention
hasEffect helped secure national adoption of the United States Constitution
increased pressure on remaining states to ratify the Constitution
made Virginia the tenth state to ratify the United States Constitution
hasLanguage English
heldAt Richmond Academy building
historicalSignificance key turning point in the struggle over ratification of the United States Constitution
major forum for Federalist and Anti-Federalist arguments
locatedIn Commonwealth of Virginia
linked to: Virginia

Richmond, Virginia
mainSubject ratification of the United States Constitution
numberOfDelegates 168
partOf state ratifying conventions for the United States Constitution
politicalAlignment Anti-Federalist
linked to: Anti-Federalists

Federalist
linked to: Federalists
president Edmund Pendleton
produced recommendations for amendments to the United States Constitution
secretary John Beckley
linked to: John James Beckley
significantEvent ratification of the United States Constitution by Virginia
significantPerson Benjamin Harrison V
Edmund Randolph
George Mason
George Nicholas
George Wythe
Henry Lee III
James Madison
James Monroe
John Marshall
Patrick Henry
William Grayson
startDate 1788-06-02
timePeriod Confederation period of United States history
post–American Revolutionary War era
topic federalism in the United States
individual rights
need for a bill of rights
separation of powers
voteResult 89–79 in favor of ratification

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James Madison memberOf Virginia Ratifying Convention
Richard Henry Lee participantIn Virginia Ratifying Convention
William Grayson participatedIn Virginia Ratifying Convention
Hillsborough Convention of 1788 relatedEvent Virginia Ratifying Convention
George Nicholas participantIn Virginia Ratifying Convention of 1788
linked to: Virginia Ratifying Convention
George Wythe participantIn Virginia Ratifying Convention