The U.S. Constitution could not go into effect until at least nine states ratified, or approved, the document. Each state held a convention to debate ratification. One delegate to the Virginia convent

1. What arguments did Americans offer as they debated ratification of the Constitution?

Arguments Against Ratification of the Constitution at the Virginia Convention (1788)https://services.wwnorton.com/aws/pdf?file=/wwnorton.college.public/history/am-docs/against-ratification.pdf (Links to an external site.)Links to an external site.

Madison’s Defense of the Constitution at the Virginia Convention (1788)https://services.wwnorton.com/aws/pdf?file=/wwnorton.college.public/history/am-docs/madisons-defense.pdf (Links to an external site.)

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