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Ratification Process

Name: Ratification Process
Start: 1861-03-11
Location: Montgomery

When: March 11, 1861
Where: Montgomery
Part of: Constitution of the Confederate States adopted at Montgomery

Congress began moving for ratification of the Confederate States Constitution on March 11, 1861, initiating the formal adoption process.

Congress began to move for ratification of the Confederate States Constitution on March 11, 1861. The cited passage records only the start of this ratification movement and does not identify the acting body beyond Congress or describe the completion of enactment. The location is inferred from the broader Montgomery context of the convention rather than stated in the passage itself.

Sources

Constitution of the Confederate States Wikipedia, revision of 2026-09-08

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