Why Were the Ratification Conventions Held in the Dead of Winter

question 50

Multiple Choice

Why were the ratification conventions held in the dead of winter?

• A) It was mid-winter when the Constitutional Convention ended and they wanted to move quickly toward ratification.
• B) Doing so would limit the participation of poor farmers who were resistant to a strong government.
• C) Winter was when each state's legislatures met for the last time and they wanted a quick decision.
• D) The delegates were concerned with the economic depression and the health of citizens during winter.

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