History of the United States I / Unit 7 USH1 0930 short lesson, about 20 seconds
Ratification, and How Narrow It Was
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The idea
When the draft became public in September seventeen eighty-seven opinions were deeply divided, but the anchor says most people were opposed. Nine of thirteen states were needed.
In practice
New York ratifying thirty to twenty-seven, Virginia eighty-nine to seventy-nine, and Rhode Island thirty-four to thirty-two.
Where people slip
In total, fewer than two thousand men voted on whether to adopt the new plan of government.
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