What Helped to Encourage Ratification of the Constitution

question 20

Multiple Choice

What helped to encourage ratification of the Constitution?

• A) James Madison's refusal to include a Bill of Rights.
• B) The idea that the elite would run the country.
• C) Some workers thought it would give a boost to the economy.
• D) Thomas Jefferson's essays on government.
• E) The promise to Virginians that they would gain more western territory.

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Definitions:

Canadian Charter

A fundamental document that outlines the rights and freedoms of Canadians, formally known as the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms.

Multicultural Heritage

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The inner sense of what is right or wrong in one's conduct or motives, impelling one toward right action.

Census

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