The Constitutional Convention

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What is the basis for the number of electors for each state?

  • The state's total number of Congressional representatives (correct)
  • The state's total land area
  • The state's total number of cities
  • The state's total population

Which state was the first to ratify the Constitution?

  • New Hampshire
  • Virginia
  • Delaware (correct)
  • Massachusetts

What was the compromise reached regarding slavery and representation in the census?

  • Slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a free person (correct)
  • Slaves would not be counted at all
  • Slaves would be counted as full persons
  • Slaves would be counted as half a person

When was the importation of slaves from the African continent banned?

<p>1808 (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the concern of some historians regarding the incremental abolition of slavery?

<p>It would encourage slave owners to rape their female slaves to produce more slaves (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of adding a Bill of Rights to the Constitution, according to George Mason and Thomas Jefferson?

<p>To legally protect the rights of citizens (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did some Founders oppose the addition of a Bill of Rights?

<p>They believed it would imply that people's rights were finite (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the view of many Founders regarding the origin of human rights?

<p>They believed that individuals have rights simply by virtue of being human (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What event ultimately abolished slavery in the United States?

<p>The Emancipation Proclamation (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did New Hampshire ratify the Constitution?

<p>June 21, 1788 (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the intention behind banning the importation of slaves from the African continent?

<p>To allow for the regulation of the slave trade (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

Why did some Founders disagree with the addition of a Bill of Rights?

<p>They thought it would limit individual rights (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the three-fifths compromise?

<p>It counted slaves as three-fifths of a free person for representation (C)</p> Signup and view all the answers

When did Delaware ratify the Constitution?

<p>December 7, 1787 (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the concern of some historians regarding the three-fifths compromise?

<p>It encouraged slave owners to rape their female slaves (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the main argument of those who opposed the addition of a Bill of Rights?

<p>It would limit individual rights (D)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the purpose of the census in relation to slavery?

<p>To count slaves as three-fifths of a free person (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the significance of the year 1808 in relation to slavery?

<p>It was the year the importation of slaves from the African continent was banned (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the compromise reached regarding slavery and representation in the census?

<p>Slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a free person (B)</p> Signup and view all the answers

What was the view of many Founders regarding the origin of human rights?

<p>Individuals have rights simply by virtue of being human (A)</p> Signup and view all the answers

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