MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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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: -By 1779, the Articles had been ratified by all the colonies except Maryland.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ratification of the Articles of Confederation By 1779 all the states had approved the Articles of Confederation except Maryland, but the prospects for acceptance looked bleak because claims to western lands by other states set Maryland in inflexible opposition.
Detailed explanation-4: -Rhode Island’s role in the drafting and ratification of the US Constitution was unlike other states. Rhode Island was the only state not to send delegates to the Constitutional Convention in 1787.