In an era of increasing global trade and integration of national and regional economies, why would the United States want to produce its own oil and not buy from other producers? Answer the question in a brief paragraph.

Explanation: they didn't want to pay a tariff on a product they had plenty of on their own land. It would cost them less money to drill for oil domestically instead of paying another country for the product.

c.) the country needed a stronger central government.

it was certainly a debatable decision, mainly because it was based primarily on political - and not on legal or social - views. since the congress at that time was led by members of the republican party, and the territory that the tribes wanted to turn into an exclusively indian state was predominantly democratic, the proposal (as expressed in the constitution) did not succeed, but the constitution itself proved to be of crucial importance in the creation of the state of oklahoma, and, most importantly, it guaranteed the involvement of representatives of the indian tribes in the government of the future joint state.  

as a member of congress, i would have voted to ratify the constitution, or at least to have it tabled. ignoring it was an interested and partial decision.