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The Six Stages of the Ratifying Conventions
by Gordon Lloyd

Stage I: Now For the Bad News
     Article VII
     Political Arithmetic
     The Response of the Confederation Congress
     Let the Campaign Begin

Stage II: The Fall Campaign: Off to a Fast Start
     Introduction
     Delaware
     Pennsylvania
     New Jersey
     Georgia
     Connecticut

Stage III: Winter in New England: Postpone and Compromise
     Introduction
     Massachusetts
     New Hampshire

Stage IV: Springtime in the Middle States: and Then there Was One Pillar to Go
     Introduction
     Maryland
     South Carolina

Stage V: A Long Hot Summer: Nail Biting Time
     Introduction
     New Hampshire
     Virginia
     New York

Stage VI: All the Pillars in Place
     Introduction
     North Carolina and Rhode Island


 

         
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