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North Carolina played a key role in the ratification of the US Constitution. It was one of the latter states to consider the document, and after much debate at the Hillsborough Convention in 1788, delegates chose not to ratify or reject it. North Carolina eventually became the 12th state to ratify the Constitution on 21 November 1789.
| Characteristics | Values |
|---|---|
| Year North Carolina ratified the US Constitution | 1789 |
| Date North Carolina ratified the US Constitution | 21 November |
| Convention | August 1, 1788 |
| North Carolina was the | 12th state |
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What You'll Learn
- North Carolina was the 12th state to ratify the US Constitution
- North Carolina ratified the Constitution on 21 November 1789
- North Carolina initially resisted ratifying the Constitution
- North Carolina was one of the latter states to consider the Constitution
- North Carolina's delegates chose not to ratify or reject the Constitution at the Hillsborough Convention in 1788
North Carolina was the 12th state to ratify the US Constitution
North Carolina was one of the latter states to consider the US Constitution. After much debate at the Hillsborough Convention in 1788, delegates chose not to ratify or reject the document. North Carolina had a key role in the ratification process: it resisted. North Carolinians had some good reasons for opposition, and the government is better for the debate that ensued.
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North Carolina ratified the Constitution on 21 November 1789
North Carolina was one of the latter states to consider the US Constitution. After much debate at the Hillsborough Convention in 1788, North Carolina initially chose not to ratify or reject the document. However, it eventually ratified the Constitution on 21 November 1789, becoming the 12th state to do so.
North Carolina had a key role in the ratification process: it resisted! North Carolinians had some good reasons for their opposition, and the government is better for the debate that ensued. North Carolinians were always an independent lot, especially those who lived in the western part of the state (in the 1780s, anyone living west of Raleigh).
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North Carolina initially resisted ratifying the Constitution
North Carolina had a key role in the ratification process: it resisted. North Carolinians were always an independent lot, especially those who lived in the western part of the state (in the 1780s, anyone living west of Raleigh).
North Carolina eventually became the 12th state to ratify the Constitution on November 21, 1789. The state convention resolved:
> that this Convention in behalf of the freemen, citizens and inhabitants of the State of North Carolina, do adopt and ratify the said Constitution and form of Government. Done in Convention this 21 day of November 1789.
The nation soon had a Bill of Rights, which has served it well.
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North Carolina was one of the latter states to consider the Constitution
In 1787, delegates to the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia signed the US Constitution, which would replace the Articles of Confederation. However, for this to happen, nine of the 13 states had to ratify it. North Carolina resisted, and after much debate at the Hillsborough Convention in 1788, delegates chose not to ratify or reject the document.
North Carolinians had some good reasons for their opposition, and the government is better for the debate that ensued. Those who lived in the western part of the state (in the 1780s, anyone living west of Raleigh) were especially independent.
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North Carolina's delegates chose not to ratify or reject the Constitution at the Hillsborough Convention in 1788
North Carolina was one of the latter states to consider the US Constitution. In 1788, delegates met in Hillsborough for a two-week debate on whether to ratify the national Constitution. The Anti-Federalist delegates outnumbered their Federalist colleagues by a margin of two to one. The debate resulted in the delegates voting 184 to 84 to neither ratify nor reject the Constitution. One of the major reasons for North Carolina not ratifying the Constitution was its lack of a Bill of Rights. The delegates, however, proposed a series of amendments to personal liberties and urged the new federal Congress to adopt measures to incorporate a bill of rights into the Constitution. North Carolina would not join the Union until after it ratified the Constitution, more than a year later, at the November 1789 Fayetteville Convention.
North Carolina became the 12th state to ratify the Constitution on 21 November 1789.
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Frequently asked questions
North Carolina ratified the US Constitution on 21 November 1789.
North Carolina was the 12th state to ratify the Constitution, and the last one was Rhode Island.
North Carolina initially resisted ratifying the Constitution and was one of the latter states to consider it.
North Carolinians had some good reasons for opposition, and the government is better for the debate that ensued.
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