MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE RATIFICATION OF THE CONSTITUTION AND THE NEW US GOVERNMENT
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Virginia was the most populous state, and New York was the nation’s business and trade center.
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Virginia was the first state, and New York was the largest state.
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Virginia was the largest state, and New York the nation’s cultural center.
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Neither Virginia or New York were important to the Constitution.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Why was the support of New York and Virginia important even after the nine states had ratified the Constitution? Why did New York, Virginia, North Carolina, and Rhode Island eventually ratify the Constitution? bill of rights was added which protected individual rights.
Detailed explanation-2: -Why was it especially important that New York and Virginia should ratify it? They were both populous and powerful; without their consent the Constitution would stand on shaky grounds.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why was ratification of the Constitution in Virginia and New York especially important? Virginia was a big state and if they didn’t support the Constitution then the Southern states might not support the Constitution. New York didn’t ratify the Constitution then it would split the country in half geographically.
Detailed explanation-4: -New Hampshire became the ninth state to approve the Constitution in June, but the key States of Virginia and New York were locked in bitter debates. Their failure to ratify would reduce the new union by two large, populated, wealthy states, and would geographically splinter it.