Massachusetts Ratification
Significant events and individuals in Massachusetts Politics
State Ratifying Convention Meeting Places
- Boston in State House then moved to Long Lane Meeting House (later known as Federal Street Meeting House)
Significant Speeches/Documents in Favor of Ratification
- A Dialogue Between Mr. Schism and Mr. Cutbrush, Boston Gazette, 29 October 1787 (pdf)
- A Dialogue Between Mr. Z and Mr. &, Massachusetts Centinel, 31 October 1787 (pdf)
- A Dialogue Between Mr. Z and Mr. &, Massachusetts Centinel, 7 November 1787 (pdf)
- One of the Middling-Interest, Massachusetts Centinel, 28 November 1787 (pdf)
- Fisher Ames Convention Debates, 15 January, A.M. 1788 (pdf)
- James Bowdoin Convention Journal, 23 January, A.M. 1788 (pdf)
Significant Speeches/Documents Opposing Ratification
- William Symmes Convention Debates, 22 January, P.M. 1788 (pdf)
- Elbridge Gerry to James Warren, New York, 18 October 1787(pdf)
- Elbridge Gerry to the Massachusetts General Court, New York, 18 October 1787 (pdf)
- Vox Populi, Massachusetts Gazette, 30 October 1787 (pdf)
- Portius, Boston American Herald, 12 November 1787 (pdf)
- A Federalist, Boston Gazette, 26 November 1787(pdf)
- Poplicola, Boston Gazette, 24 December 1787 (pdf)
Recommended Amendments
Significant Events and Outcomes Associated with Massachusetts
