Which of the following was the reason that John Hancock, the Anti-Federalist leader, changed his stance on the Constitution?
A)The inclusion in the Constitution of the three-fifths clause, which allowed southerners to include three-fifths of their slave population for both representation and the apportionment of federal taxes.
B)Benjamin Franklin conceded to the larger states the power to have all funding bills originate in the lower house.
C)The Convention granted the Congress the power to admit new states to the nation.
D)The Federalists agreed that the insertion of a Bill of Rights into the Constitution would be the first order of business for the new federal government.
E)The framers of the Constitution included the Supremacy Clause, which made the Constitution supreme over state laws in all legal matters.

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John Hancock changed his stance on the Constitution because the Federalists agreed to the insertion of a Bill of Rights, addressing the concerns of Anti-Federalists about protecting individual liberties.

Which of the Following Was the Reason That John Hancock