Question

Why were Federalist leaders not satisfied with having gotten only nine states to ratify the Constitution?

-All 13 states were required to ratify the Constitution for it to go into effect.
-Without more state support, the Federalists would lose power to the Anti-Federalists.
-The Constitution included the Bill of Rights, which threatened the power of the central government.
-The country would be fragmented if New York and Virginia didn’t ratify the Constitution.

Answer 1

Although the 9 states that ratified the Constitution were enough to take it into effect to the ratified states, New York and Virginia did not join in. These two are key states of the country and they held great power and influence. The Federalist leaders were not satisfied because:

-The country would be fragmented if New York and Virginia didn’t ratify the Constitution.