The Ratification Debate

Question 1

In 1787, the fate of the Constitution was in the hands of

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state representatives.

Question 2

Which statement best explains the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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For the purposes of determining the population of a state, three out of every five enslaved people would be counted.

Question 3

Which of the original thirteen states refused to attend the Constitutional Convention?

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Rhode Island

Question 4

What was the Federalists’ argument for not adding a separate bill of rights to the Constitution?

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A separate bill of rights was unnecessary because the Constitution was not taking away any rights from citizens.

Question 5

When the Constitution first became law in 1788,

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New York and Virginia had not ratified it.

Question 6

What is one reason Southern states were generally opposed to the ratification of the Constitution?

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They disagreed with the Three-Fifths Compromise.

Question 7

What made Virginia and New York finally agree to ratify the Constitution?

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A bill of rights was added.

Question 8

After nine states had ratified the Constitution by mid-1788,

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it became law in the United States.

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