How to Build a Nation in 15 Weeks

Ratification, Part 3: The Anti-Federalists Strike Back


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New Hampshire makes nine. The Anti-Federalists belatedly get their act together and put up a fight. Patrick Henry blusters and bullies his way through the Virginia convention. George Mason and Edmund Randolph each offer up their limbs. John Marshall makes promises that the Supreme Court is absolutely not going to back up. James Madison conquers his weak constitution with a strong Constitution. Virginia ratifies, but things still look rough in New York.

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How to Build a Nation in 15 WeeksBy Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler LLP

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