During the writing of the Constitution in 1787 some states had already abolished slavery while other states had large slave populations. Concerning slavery, the new U.S. Constitution
a. allowed it in southern states and upheld its abolition in northern states.
b. left the issue for the courts to decide.
c. reaffirmed its use as legitimate in the United States.
d. said nothing about either preserving or outlawing slavery.
e. called for its abolition.
Question 2
During the Constitutional Convention of 1787 the final compromise of the state delegations concerning slavery was
a. that slavery would be abolished.
b. that slavery would be declared as immoral and would be phased out over the next thirty years.
c. that slavery was of no significance in the new nation.
d. that a slave would be counted as a whole person for the purpose of representation in Congress.
e. that five slaves would be counted as the equivalent of three free persons for the purpose of representation in Congress.
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The United States under the Articles of Confederation, 1787
The United States and Its Territories, 1787–1802
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Intergenerational Income Mobility in the United States
GDP per Capita in the United States, 1870–2009