Pennsylvania and the Federal Constitution — Edited by John Bach McMaster and Frederick D. Stone

Pennsylvania and the Federal Constitution, 1787-1788

Edited by John Bach McMaster and Frederick D. Stone

Published by the Subscribers by
The Historical Society of Pennsylvania
1888

Prepared Under the General Supervision of
H. H. B. Meyer, Director, Legislative Reference Service, Library of Congress

Contents


Preface

Chapter I. The Struggle over the Constitution

Chapter II. The Convention Called

Chapter III. Before The Convention Met

Chapter IV. The Debate in the Convention

Chapter V. While the Convention Was Sitting

Chapter VI. After the Convention Rose

Chapter VII. Letters of Centinel

Chapter VIII. Sketches Of the Pennsylvania Members of the Federal Convention

Chapter IX. Sketches Of The Members Of The Pennsylvania Convention

Chapter X. Appendix. Wilson’s Notes – Replies of Mifflin and Morris to Centinel

 

List of Portraits

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James Wilson


Robert Morris


George Clymer


Alexander James Dallas


Anthony Wayne


Jasper Yeates


Thomas McKean


William Findley


Eleazer Oswald


Thomas Mifflin


Benjamin Franklin


Gouverneur Morris


Frederick Augustus Muhlenberg


Benjamin Rush

 

Contents

General Overview

In 1787 and 1788, following the Constitutional Convention, a great debate took place throughout America over the Constitution that had been proposed.

In-Doors Debate

View Gordon Lloyd’s in-depth studies of of the Massachusetts, Virginia, and New York state ratifying conventions.

The Federal Pillars

View the Massachusetts Centinel’sdrawings of the federal pillars rising during the ratification debate.

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State-by-State Ratification Table

View the six stages of the ratification of the Constitution with links to many other features on this site.

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Interactive Ratification Map

View the Federalist-Antifederalist breakdown of each state during the ratification debate.

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