Fayetteville Convention

One factor leading to the Federalist majority was the election of George Washington as President and the resulting stable government, which dispelled Anti-Federalists' fears about unbridled federal power.

Influential Federalists controlled most of the North Carolina newspapers and used them to vigorously support ratification of the Constitution to the demise of Anti-Federalists.

[1] As a final compromise, the delegates agreed to present to Congress eight amendments not covered by the proposed Bill of Rights.

[1][12][13] The following amendments proposed by James Galloway were unanimously approved by the convention on November 23:[12] There were 271 delegates from 61 counties and six cities/districts of North Carolina.

Peter Gooding, James Mulloy, William Murphy, and Nicholas Murphey were appointed as doorkeepers of the convention.

Governor Samuel Johnston presided over the Convention
Market House, on site of the State House in Fayetteville
William Richardson Davie, Town of Halifax delegate
Scene at the signing of the Constitution of the United States. Signing is Richard Dobbs Spaight, and behind him is William Blount and Hugh Williamson.
later Gov. Benjamin Smith, Brunswick delegate
William Lenoir, Wilkes delegate
Joseph Graham, Mecklenburg delegate
James Kenan, Duplin delegate
Joseph McDowell, Jr, Burke delegate
John Sevier, Greene delegate
John Baptista Ashe, Halifax delegate
William Blount, Pitt delegate
Joseph Winston, Surry delegate
Benjamin Hawkins, Warren delegate
Hugh Williamson, Tyrrell delegate and signer of the Constitution