MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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they were large states
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the rest of the states would ratify if they did
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they were states that had a lot of people
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if they didn’t it may look like the Constitution was flawed
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Detailed explanation-1: -Their failure to ratify would reduce the new union by two large, populated, wealthy states, and would geographically splinter it. The Federalists prevailed, however, and Virginia and New York narrowly approved the Constitution.
Detailed explanation-2: -Other delegates, such as Edmund Randolph of Virginia, disapproved of the Constitution because it created a new federal judicial system. Their fear was that the federal courts would be too far away from where those who were tried lived.
Detailed explanation-3: -Ultimately, Madison promised that a bill of rights would be added after ratification. Virginia approved the Constitution by the narrow margin of 89-79. New York also ratified, but followed Massachusetts and Virginia’s lead by submitting a list of proposed amendments.
Detailed explanation-4: -Why were the ratification debates in New York and Virginia so important to officially adopting the Constitution? They were the two most powerful states that delayed ratification the longest.