Virginia and New York ratified the new Constitution under the assumption that
A. a provision would be added allowing for the direct election of the president.
B. Thomas Jefferson would become the first president.
C. there would be a ban on the importation of slaves.
D. a bill of rights would be added later, in the form of amendments.
E. it would not be ratified by enough other states to become binding.
D
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