With the original Constitution completed on September 17, 1787, how many states were needed to ...

With the original Constitution completed on September 17, 1787, how many states were needed to ratify the new governmental structure in order for it to become operative?

a. zero
b. three
c. six
d. nine
e. thirteen

Question -2-

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 -3-

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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