Why Did the Delegates to the Constitutional Convention Avoid Using

Multiple Choice

Why did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention avoid using the word "nation" in the Constitution?

A) Southern states refused to ratify the Constitution if it referred to a nation.
B) "Nation" implies a unitary regime.
C) Anti-federalists threatened to assemble a new Constitutional Convention.
D) The Declaration expressly rejected this term.
E) Thomas Jefferson advised against it.