Why did North Carolina and Rhode Island not ratify the Constitution at first?

A-They wanted a Bill of Rights to be added.

B-They wanted to take away power from state governments.

C-They thought it made the federal government too weak.

D-They wanted to send it to the King of England.

B

Explanation:

Their votes were enough to put the Constitution into effect. Two states, however, refused to sign it– North Carolina and Rhode Island. They wanted people's rights spelled out so the government could never take them away. That's why they created they didn't ratify the Constitution at first. :)

the present continuous is a verb tense which is mainly used to indicates that an action is in progress at the moment of speaking.  

it is formed using: person + verb to be (am/is/are) +verb + - ing form  

example: i am studying at this moment .

in addition, the present continuous is also used in order to express things that will or will not happen in the near future.

example: i am having dinner with some friends tonight.

the speaker sometimes   uses it   to express that an action is repeated and it causes irritation on the part of the speaker

example: my sister is constantly complaining about everything.