Richard Henry Lee
Beginning of paper
Before the Constitution of the United States was ratified, it had to go through a series of meetings and conferences to make sure that it was the right decision for the future of the United States and her people. We have all read and heard of famous names such as George Washington, Benjamin Frankl ....
Middle of paper
.... of 1788, Richard Lee voted against the ratification of the Constitution.
The first main reason why opposed the Constitution was because he felt that the Constitution would “rob the states of their sovereignty”. With the Constitution giving so much power to the central government, the states would eventually lose their own power and the federal government would take over. This meant that the federal government would ultimately control over all the land within its borders. This, He ....
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Page count: 3 (approximately 250 words per page)
