During the Process of Ratifying the Constitution

question 35

Multiple Choice

During the process of ratifying the Constitution:

• A) two states,Rhode Island and North Carolina,voted against ratification.
• B) Alexander Hamilton reversed himself and argued against ratification.
• C) propertied men and urban dwellers formed the chief support for the Anti-Federalists.
• D) northern state conventions unanimously supported ratification while southern ones were deeply divided.
• E) Thomas Jefferson sent numerous letters from Paris opposing passage,but he was too far away to be really influential.

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