MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Most states objected to a one-house legislature.
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Some states did not want to give a lot of power to the national government.
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Most states preferred to stay independent.
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Some states wanted to go back to being part of England.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Anti-Federalists opposed the ratification of the 1787 U.S. Constitution because they feared that the new national government would be too powerful and thus threaten individual liberties, given the absence of a bill of rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -A central issue at the Convention was whether the federal government or the states would have more power. Many delegates believed that the federal government should be able to overrule state laws, but others feared that a strong federal government would oppress their citizens.
Detailed explanation-3: -Because of disputes over representation, voting, and the western lands claimed by some states, ratification was delayed. When Maryland ratified it on March 1, 1781, the Congress of the Confederation came into being.
Detailed explanation-4: -The debate over ratification from 1787 to 1789 was extremely bitter and divided Americans into two factions, the Federalists who supported the new Constitution and the Antifederalists who did not. Federalists and Antifederalists disagreed on a number of issues, as indicated by the table on the next page.