<span>On June 21, 1788, New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify the
Constitution. Two key states — Virginia and New York — gave their
approval during the next month. An important factor in swaying the state
conventions was a commitment from the Federalists to add a bill of
rights after ratification.
The Federalists agreed to allow a Bill of Rights AND to drop the issue of the abolition of slavery.
The debate over ratification<span> was waged in the newspapers, through pamphlets, and on the floor of the state conventions, where the vote was often close. Those who favored the strong national government provided for in the </span>Constitution<span> called themselves the Federalists; their opponents became the Antifederalists.</span>
Conservatives of the early 1800s supported the social hierarchy. They believed in the restoration of the hereditary monarchy. They wanted to turn the clock back to the way things had been before 1789. Answer: B ) the restoration of monarchies.
