Rhode Island Ratification

Digital versions of the Rhode Island print volumes can be found for free on the University of Wisconsin Library’s Digital Collection:

• Rhode Island, Vol. 1 [DHRC: Vol. XXIV] (link will open to volume Table of Contents)
• Rhode Island, Vol. 2 [DHRC: Vol. XXV] (link will open to volume Table of Contents)
• Rhode Island, Vol. 3 [DHRC: Vol. XXVI] (link will open to volume Table of Contents)
• Rhode Island Supplemental Documents

Significant Events and Individuals in Rhode Island Politics

• Introduction to Ratification in Rhode Island
• Rhode Island Chronology, 1772–1790
• Rhode Island Officeholders, 1786–1790
• Rhode Island Biographical Gazetteer
• Rhode Island Map of Vote

Rhode Island State Ratifying Convention Meeting Places

• First Session, South Kingstown, 1–6 March 1790 (State House in Little Rest, modern-day Kingston)
• Second Session, Newport, 24–29 May 1790: (Colony House [which is the State House], 24–26 May; Second Baptist Church, 27–29 May)

Recommended Amendments

• Rhode Island Form of Ratification and Amendments, 29 May 1790

Significant Outcomes

• The State Referendum and Responses