For what two reasons were the state constitutions very similar? □The earliest settlers set the rules for the states to follow and they were never changed.

□The Founding Fathers were very familiar with the work of Hobbes, Locke, and Montesquieu.

□All governments are basically the same no matter where anyone goes.

□The governments all began with the rules of British parliament.

□The colonial governments had been influenced by each other over the years.