Question

(please help this is overdue)

Why did small states quickly ratify the Constitution?

A) They wanted to sign before a Bill of Rights was added.

B) Their representation would be equal to that of large states.

C) They had more Antifederalist than Federalist citizens.

D) They had more large coastal cities than larger states.

Answer 1

B) Their representation would be equal to that of large states.

Step-by-step explanation:

Several of the smaller states quickly ratified the Constitution because it gave them more power in the new legislative branch than they had under the Articles of Confederation

Smaller states, like Delaware, favored the Constitution. Equal representation in the Senate would give them a degree of equality with the larger states, and a strong national government with an army at its command would be better able to defend them than their state militias could.