What was conditional ratification? an anonymous author wrote a set of documents urging the adoption of the u. s. constitution. these documents were signed "conditional ratifier." article vii of the constitution, which lays out the conditions for ratification. massachusetts and four other states ratified the constitution with the condition that it would be amended soon after it went into effect. the federalist warning that the united states would be in a terrible condition if it did not ratify the constitution.

In 1914, alabama produced 1.7 million bales of cotton, but three years later produced only 515,000, bales. meanwhile, in georgia, 5.2 million acres of land was dedicated for cotton production in 1914, but by 1923 there were just 2.6 million acres used for growing cotton. all of this was the result of the work of a tiny insect: the boll weevil. alabama and georgia first felt the effects of the boll weevil at different times. what would account for this difference in timing? a) the infestation moved from west to east. b) the infestation moved from east to west. c) georgia had better ways to deal with the problem. d) alabama was further from the insect's point of origin.