The Bill of Rights was included in the United States Constitution to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York. The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments to the Constitution and guarantees certain rights to citizens.
Virginia and New York were the two states that the success or failure of ratification of the US Constitution depended on. The US Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
The took place in a few different states. The federalists experienced important successes in the battle for ratification in New York, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
New York and Virginia
Virginia and New York
They had higher populations
They had higher populations
Virginia and New York held a majority of the population at the time, so it was important to get them to agree to the Constitution.
It was important because it served as a model for the Constitution of the United States.
There was a debate in New York, North Carolina, Rhode Island, and Virginia.
The Bill of Rights was included in the United States Constitution to ensure ratification in Virginia and New York. The Bill of Rights includes the first 10 amendments to the Constitution and guarantees certain rights to citizens.
The two states sought to ensure strong backing for ratification of The Constitution of the United States were Delaware and Pennsylvania. These were the first two states to sign.
Virginia and New York were the two states that the success or failure of ratification of the US Constitution depended on. The US Constitution was ratified on June 21, 1788.
The took place in a few different states. The federalists experienced important successes in the battle for ratification in New York, Virginia, and Massachusetts.
By no means an exhaustive list... Alexander Hamilton, James Madison and John Jay (the three authors of The Federalist Papers) were important to the ratification in two key states: New York and Virginia. One major voice speaking out against ratification was Patrick Henry of Virginia (of "Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death" fame).
False. Important states such as Virginia and New York were still debating ratification at the time that New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the Constitution.
Both were major states of major importance to forming the new nation.