After the american revolution, why were many states reuctant to ratify th u.s. constitution?

Question

After the american revolution, why were many states reuctant to ratify th u.s. constitution?

Answer 1

One of the reasons is that the delegates could not decide how the states should be represented in the legislature. James Madison drafted the Virginia Plan and stated that there should be two houses, each state being represented in the house proportionately by state population. However, William Patterson drafted the New Jersey plan that called for one house and that all states should be represented by an equal amount of members- therefore, giving smaller states a larger influence that they would based on population. Eventually Robert Sherman drafted the Connecticut Compromise that created the Congress we know today- the House, seating delegates represented by population and the Senate, seating two delegates from each state.

Answer 2

We slow getting the idea we were one country.

That feeling was going up to and including the Civil War.

We have along independence streak in this country.

Answer 3

The constitution was already ratified by the original 13 and the South had already been accepted into the Union. If you didn't ratify it you were a territory, some not even recognized!