How Did Southern States React to the Constitution's Provisions Regarding

question 111

Multiple Choice

How did southern states react to the Constitution's provisions regarding slavery?

• A) South Carolina and Georgia immediately began importing increased numbers of Africans, because in twenty years the international slave trade could be constitutionally prohibited.
• B) They refused to ratify the Constitution without assurances that a bill of rights would be added to protect their right to slave property.
• C) The personal opposition of Jefferson and Madison to slavery prompted Virginia to oppose ratification at first.
• D) They objected to the electoral college on the grounds that it ignored the number of slaves in their states and thereby reduced their power.
• E) They were critical of the provision in Article I allowing African-Americans to be armed during wartime.

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