The Declaration for Independence was written in 1776 but our Constitution, which set up our government, was not written until 1787. Why did it take so long? Group of answer choices

The Constitution was very hard to write and agree upon therefore it took our forefathers almost 10 years to finish

We had to fight a war with Britain before being independent

Our forefathers did not see a need for a Constitution until 1787.

Our forefathers did not see a need for a Constitution until 1787.

Explanation:

the reform movements that arose during the antebellum period in america focused on specific issues: temperance, abolishing imprisonment for debt, pacifism, antislavery, abolishing capital punishment, amelioration of prison conditions (with prison's purpose reconceived as rehabilitation rather than punishment), the humane treatment of animals, the humane and just treatment of native americans, the establishment of public institutions for the care of the destitute, orphans, blind, and mentally ill, the establishment of public schools, the abolition of tobacco use, vegetarianism, health reform, homeopathic medicine, woman's rights (including, at first, especially the establishment of a woman's right to own property apart from her husband and her right to sue for divorce), and the amelioration of labor conditions (including higher pay, the right to form unions, the right to strike, and the demand for limits on the number of work hours, and safe working conditions).

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