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1.5 Ratification of the U.S. Constitution

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The drafting and ratification of the Constitution required extensive negotiation and compromise among delegates with competing interests. Differences between large and small states, free and enslaved states, and supporters and opponents of strong national power shaped the final document. Compromise was essential to achieving ratification.

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9 lessons

  1. 1.1Ideals of DemocracyPreview lesson
  2. 1.2Types of DemocracyPreview lesson
  3. 1.3Government Power and Individual RightsPreview lesson
  4. 1.4Challenges of the Articles of ConfederationPreview lesson
  5. 1.5Ratification of the U.S. ConstitutionThis lesson
  6. 1.6Principles of American GovernmentPreview lesson
  7. 1.7Relationship between the States and National GovernmentPreview lesson
  8. 1.8Constitutional Interpretations of FederalismPreview lesson
  9. 1.9Federalism in ActionPreview lesson

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