The Conventions of a number of the States, having at the time of their adopting the Constitution, expressed a desire, in order to prevent . . . Abuse of its powers, that further . . . Restrictive clauses should be added. According to this excerpt, what was the main purpose of ratifying the Bill of Rights? To adopt the Constitution to prevent the abuse of powers to create a convention to restrict rights

although world war i began in 1914, the united states did not join the war until 1917. the additional firepower, resources, and soldiers of the u.s. to tip the balance of the war in favor of the allies. remaining neutral. when war broke out in 1914, the united states had a policy of neutrality.

george calvert wanted maryland to be a colony where could live safely. because georgia's founders wanted a colony of small farms rather than large plantations, they originally banned under british law in the 1700s, people who owed money could be

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