Ratifying the Constitution
Published on Nov 19, 2015
Summary of Chapter 3 Section 3
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Ratifying the Constitution
Section 3
Vocabulary for section 3
-Bill of rights: A summary of fundamental rights and privileges guaranteed to a people against violation by the state.
-Specific: Restricted to a particular individual, situation, relation, or effect.
-Framework: A set of guidelines to be followed.
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People and Events to Identify
-Federalists: Supporters of the Constitution.
-Anti Federalists: Opponents of the Constitution.
-John Hancock & Patrick Henry: Were anti-federalists.
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Federalists and Anti-Federalists
-Nine states had to vote for the constitution to put it into effect. As Americans learned about the Constitution, people began to argue over whether it should be ratified.
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The Federalist
-The promise of a Bill of Rights paved the way for the ratification of the constitution.
-Federalists presented a definite program to meet the nations problems.
-Federalists had a collection of 85 essays that explained how the new constitution worked and why.
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Federalists and Anti-Federalists
-Prominent Anti-Federalists included John Hancock, Patrick Henry, Richard Henry Lee, and George Clinton.
-Many of Anti-Federalists were western farmers.
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The Debate in Massachusetts
-Both John Hancock and Samuel Adams, both of which signed the declaration of independence, refused to support the new constitution unless federalist gave him a guarantee
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The debate in Virginia they were debating of whether to ratify the constitution or not.
New York votes to ratify
Two thirds of the members elected to the state convention
The federalist tried to assure the anti federalists that the new federal government would pose no their to liberty.
By July 1788 all the states except Rhode Island and North Carolina had ratified the constitution.
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The debate in Virginia they were debating of whether to ratify the constitution or not.
New York votes to ratify
Two thirds of the members elected to the state convention
The federalist tried to assure the anti federalists that the new federal government would pose no their to liberty.
By July 1788 all the states except Rhode Island and North Carolina had ratified the constitution.
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Supporters of the constitution hope to emphasized that the constitution would create a federal system.
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Two promises that the federalists made to win the support of those who initially apposed the constitution were large landowners who wanted the property protection a strong central gov also merchants and artisans living in large coastal cites.
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Do you think it was important for all the states to ratify the constitution?
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