Match Each Description with the Item Below

question 61

Multiple Choice

Match each description with the item below.
-Patrick Henry

• A)was the oldest member of the Constitutional Convention and had faith in a representative democracy
• B)issued a neutrality proclamation in 1793 in response to pressure to enter European conflicts
• C)drafted the land ordinance of 1784 and assumed individual pioneers should be allowed to settle the western territories
• D)was a diplomat who sought to undermine American policy relative to the French Revolution
• E)briefly represented New York at the Constitutional Convention and was a leader of the Federalists
• F)wanted the preamble of the Constitution to read "We the states" rather than "We the people"
• G)was the most active at the Constitutional Convention and emerged as its philosophical leader
• H)led American troops in what became known as the Northwest Indian War, including the Battle of Fallen Timbers
• I)was a prominent supporter of slavery and negotiated an extremely popular treaty with Spain
• J)wrote "On the Equality of the Sexes" and argued that women experience prejudice
• K)was the first chief justice of the Supreme Court and negotiated a treaty with Great Britain

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Definitions:

Oral Agrees

Informal verbal agreements which may be legally binding if they meet certain criteria, despite the lack of written documentation, often depending on the context and jurisdiction.

One Year

One year denotes a period of time consisting of 12 consecutive months.

No Writing

A legal situation where an agreement or contract was verbally made without any documented evidence or formal writing.

Parol Evidence Rule

A legal principle that prevents parties to a written contract from presenting extrinsic evidence of terms or conditions that contradict or modify the written document.