The passage below is from Federalist No. 15, written by Alexander Hamilton in 1787. We have reached almost the last state of national humiliation. There is scarcely
anything that can wound or degrade the character of an independent nation which
we do not experience Do we owe debts to foreigners ... ? Have we valuable
territories and important posts in the possession of a foreign power ... ? Are we in
a condition to resent or repel aggression? We have neither troops, nor treasury, nor
government.
Based on this passage, why did Hamilton believe the Constitution should be ratified?
o The United States needed a large army to expand into nearby territories.
O The current government of the United States was too weak to defend the country.
The United States government needed a treasury to buy additional territory from its neighbors.
The United States needed a stronger government to promote the interests of wealthy Americans.