The years were 1787 and 1788. The places: "out-of-doors" in newspapers and pamphlets throughout America's thirteen states and "in-doors" in the state ratifying conventions. Following the Constitutional Convention, a great debate took place throughout America over the Constitution that had been proposed. This is the story of the debate over the ratification of the United States Constitution.      Introduction to this Web Site     by Gordon Lloyd      State-by-State Ratification Table     by Gordon Lloyd      The Six Stages of Ratification     by Gordon Lloyd      Ratification Timeline     by Gordon Lloyd		Interactive Ratification Maps Compiled by Gordon Lloyd and Colleen Garot      Biographies of the Key Figures     by Gordon Lloyd      Federalist-Antifederalist Debates
Virginia      Introduction by Gordon Lloyd      Day-by-Day Summary     by Gordon Lloyd      Virginia Ratifying Convention     Collected by Jonathan Elliot Massachusetts      Introduction by Gordon Lloyd      Day-by-Day Summary     by Gordon Lloyd      Massachusetts Ratifying Convention     Collected by Jonathan Elliot New York      Introduction by Gordon Lloyd      Day-by-Day Summary     by Gordon Lloyd      New York Ratifying Convention     Collected by Jonathan Elliot		Original Sources Used on This Site:      The Debates in the Several State Conventions, on the Adoption of the Federal Constitution, as Recommended by the General Convention at Philadelphia, in 1787     Collected by Jonathan Elliot      Pennsylvania and the Federal Constitution, 1787-1788     Edited by John Bach McMaster and     Frederick D. Stone      The Geographical Distribution of the Vote of the Thirteen States on the Federal Constitution, 1787-8     by Orin Grant Libby The Federal Pillars