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The Constitution Goes to the nation

Ratifying the Constitution. The Constitution Goes to the nation. warmly urges Congress to support the Constitution. The Constitution would “promote the lasting welfare of the country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness”.

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The Constitution Goes to the nation

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  1. Ratifying the Constitution The Constitution Goes to the nation

  2. warmly urges Congress to support the Constitution. The Constitution would “promote the lasting welfare of the country so dear to us all, and secure her freedom and happiness”. 9 out of the 13 states had to ratify, or approve, the Constitution before it would go into effect. Washington’s endorsement of the constitution

  3. Federalists were supporters of the Constitution. People who opposed the Constitution were called Antifederalists. A heated debate

  4. FederalistsJames Madison, alexanderhamilton and john jay

  5. Articles of Confederation made for an extremely weak central government. Constitution gives the national government the authority to function effectively. Constitution protects the rights of the individual states. The Federalist Papers: A series of essays defending the Constitution. The federalist position

  6. Antifederaltistspatrickhenry, george mason and Richard henry lee

  7. Felt it made the national government too strong. Argued that the Constitution gave the President too much power. The Constitution had no bill of rights. Many states threaten to NOT sign the Constitution without the promise of a bill of rights being added. The antifederalist position

  8. The states vote to ratify

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