Question

testing on thursday on unit 3
26 mark for review
the ratification of the united states constitution despite the
esistance\ described in the excerpt is best understood in the context of which of the following developments?
a the threat to the neutral trading rights of the united states
b the persistence of regional cultures in the new united states
c the agreement by some state delegates to pursue a bill of rights
d the mistrust of centralized authority by some anti - federalist politicians
\threatened by popular political victories in the states and widespread resistance, many elite pennsylvanians launched an effort to remake the state and national governments so that they were less democratic... popular policies and resistance... threatened elite ideals. popular calls for a revaluation of war debt certificates, bans on for - profit corporations, progressive taxation, limits on land speculation, and every other measure designed to make property more equal promised to take wealth away from the elite... it was also threatening that popular politics frightened off potential european investors... they were alarmed by the pennsylvania legislatures 1785 cancellation of the bank of north americas corporate charter.
the push for the constitution was based in part on the belief that state governments across the new nation had been too democratic and, as a result, had produced policies... that threatened elite interests. most of the men who assembled at the constitutional convention in philadelphia in 1787 were also convinced that the national government under the articles of confederation was too weak to counter the rising tide of democracy in the states.\
terry bouton, historian, taming democracy: \the people,\ the founders, and the troubled ending of the american revolution, 2007

Explanation:

The text focuses on elite - concerns about popular policies and state actions threatening their interests and the push for the Constitution due to perceived over - democracy in states. The threat to neutral trading rights is not related to the context of the resistance described regarding state and national government policies and the push for the Constitution. The other options (B, C, D) are more in line with the themes of regional cultures, state delegate agreements, and Anti - Federalist views in relation to the Constitution's ratification.

Answer:

A. The threat to the neutral trading rights of the United States