MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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reserving many powers for the states.
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naming George Washington president.
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allowing states to veto acts of Congress.
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adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution.
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Detailed explanation-1: -To ensure adoption of the Constitution, the Federalists, such as James Madison, promised to add amendments specifically protecting individual liberties. These amendments, including the First Amendment, became the Bill of Rights. James Madison later became a Democratic-Republican and opposed many Federalist policies.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Federalists agreed to support the proposed amendments, specifically a bill of rights. Following this compromise, Massachusetts voted to ratify the Constitution on February 6, 1788.
Detailed explanation-3: -The authors of The Federalist Papers, including James Madison, argued for ratification of the Constitution without a bill of rights. They thought no list of rights could be complete and that therefore it was best to make no list at all.
Detailed explanation-4: -To get to “yes, ” the Federalists brokered a compromise with Adams and Hancock. Under this “Massachusetts Compromise, ” a majority of delegates agreed to ratify the new Constitution, but only if the Convention agreed to recommend a set of amendments to the new Congress following ratification.