Why did Maryland initially refuse to ratify the Articles of Confederation?
a. Maryland’s legislature did not believe the revolution should have been carried so far.
b. Maryland was preoccupied with writing its own constitution.
c. Other states refused to cede lands rightfully belonging to Maryland.
d. Maryland objected to the claim by other states to lands west of the Appalachians.
e. Maryland did not yet exist.
ANS: D
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