This landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution's progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions. -- Provided by publisher.
This landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution's progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions. -- Publisher.
This volume covers the months of February and March, 1788. This documentary series is a research tool of remarkable power, an unrivaled reference work for historical and legal scholars, librarians, and students of the Constitution.
Pennsylvania was the first state to call for a convention to debate ratification of the Constitution in September, 1787. Pennsylvania elected delegates on November 6 for the convention which was...
They detail public and private ratification debates between North Carolina's opponents and proponents of the Constitution. The series aims to preserve the state-by-state debates about the ratification of the United States Constitution.
This landmark work in historical and legal scholarship draws upon thousands of sources to trace the Constitution'̕s progress through each of the thirteen states' conventions. -- Publisher.
This third volume on the ratification campaign in Massachusetts completes the account of this powerful New England state whose influence determined the overall passage of the emerging Constitution.