After nine states had ratified the constitution by mid-1788, 1. other states quickly followed
2. all thirteen states had to obey it
3. it became law in the United states
4. none of the states had to obey it

After nine states had ratified the Constitution by mid-1788, ... IT IS New York and Virginia had not ratified it. The Federalists favored the Constitution as the basis of a new government because they. wanted a strong central government./ thought the federal government should remain weak.

the answer would be choice c, cave paintings.