New<span> Hampshire became the ninth state to approve the </span>Constitution<span> in June, but the key States of </span>Virginia and New York<span> were locked in bitter debates. Their failure to </span>ratify<span> would reduce the </span>new<span> union by two large, populated, wealthy states, and would geographically splinter it.</span>
Probably a name would fill the blank such as sally or emily or maybe something vague such as girl
A major progressive business reform that President Taft enacted was the "<span>breaking up large monopolies", since these monopolies were seen as being highly detrimental to the economy. </span>
