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Title: Our greater country; being a standard history of the United States from the discovery of the American continent to the present time ..
Year: 1901 (1900s)
Authors: Northrop, Henry Davenport, 1836-1909
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Publisher: Philadelphia, National pub co.
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: Sloan Foundation

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George Washington, who was one of thedelegates from Virginia, was unanimouslychosen president of the convention. Thesessions of this body lasted four months, andthe convention, instead of revising the arti-cles of confederation, adopted an entirelynew constitution. Each article of this coiistitution was discussed with care and minute^ness, and with great feeling. The sessionsof the convention were held with closeddoors ; but its proceedings were so far fromharmonious that there were several occa-sions when it seemed likely the conventionwould break up in confusion, and leave itswork unfinished. At length, however,through the patriotism and forbearance ofits members, the convention brought itswork to a close, and presented the constitu-tion to Congress. It was submitted by thatbody to the several States for their approval. The State governments summoned con-ventions of their respective people, and sub-mitted the constitutio.^ to them for theiracceptance or rejection. By the end of 1788
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483 WASHINGV NS r*ECEPT10N AT TRENTON- FROM THE REVOLUTION TO THE CIVIL WAR. it was ratified by eleven States. NorthCarolina did not ratify it until November,1789; and Rhode Island held aloof fromthe Union until May, 1790. The right ofthese States to reject the constitution, andto continue their separate existence as inde-pendent States, was not questioned by anyone. The new constitution was not entirelysatisfactory to any party, and representedthe sacrifices made by all to achieve the

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