Rhode Island reluctance to ratify the constitution was complex, and not all of it was altruistic. However, threatened with a trade embargo by the US, and with the promise of the Bill of Rights, RI capitulated.
We also objected to slavery.
We were called "Rogue's Island" and "the Perverse Sister."
May 29, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Rhode Island reluctance to ratify the constitution was complex, and not all of it was altruistic. However, threatened with a trade embargo by the US, and with the promise of the Bill of Rights, RI capitulated.
We also objected to slavery.
We were called "Rogue's Island" and "the Perverse Sister."