On September 17, 1787 thirty-nine delegates sign their names to the Constitution of the United States. All but one of the states hold ratifying conventions in which more than 1200 people examine the details and the principles of the document. Federalists have quick victories in six states and then things start getting closer. A fierce debate is carried on in the newspaper between writers of the Federalist Papers and the Anti-Federalist spokesperson "Brutus." The turning point occurs in January 1788, when Massachusetts ratifies the Constitution with the assumption that there will be a Bill of Rights. The approval of the ninth state, New Hampshire, occurs the following June.

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ratifying conventions, public participation, early Federalist victories, anti-Federalist concerns, survival of states, bitter national debate, Federalist Papers, Brutus, Bill of Rights, approval by ninth state, Constitution of the United States, The

American Government, American History, American Studies, Unfinished Nation, The

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