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Mapping the constitution : the cartographic history of the ratification of of the Constitution /

"Ending in mid-September 1787, the Constitutional Convention recommended that the state legislatures call conventions elected by the people to consider ratifying the newly-proposed Constitution. The five New England state legislatures called conventions in which delegates represented their town...

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Other Authors: Kaminski, John P. (Editor), Moore, Timothy D. (Historian) (Editor), Danforth, Sarah K. (Editor), Linley, Thomas H. (Editor)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Madison, Wisconsin : Center for the Study of the American Constitution, 2025.
Subjects:
Elections > United States > Statistics > 18th century.
Constitutions > United States.
United States > Politics and government > 1783-1789.
Constitutions > États-Unis.
États-Unis > Politique et gouvernement > 1783-1789.
atlases.
Statistical maps.
Atlases.
Cartes statistiques.
Atlas.
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • State maps (arranged alphabetically)
  • List of state convention dates
  • List of state convention sites
  • General ratification chronology
  • List of delegates by state
  • List of delegates alphabetically
  • The geographical distribution of the vote of the thirteen states of the Federal Constitution, 1787-88
  • Newspapers and the debate over the ratification of the constitution.