A Number of the Framers of the U

question 47

Multiple Choice

A number of the Framers of the U.S. Constitution held government IOUs. Why should ownership of government debt have influenced a Framer's support for the Constitution?

• A) If you owned IOUs, you probably also owned slaves and therefore wanted the national government to survive.
• B) If you owned IOUs, you had a strong economic motive for wanting the national government to fail.
• C) If you owned IOUs, you had a strong economic motive for wanting the national government to survive.
• D) If you owned IOUs, you probably also owned slaves and therefore wanted the national government to fail.
• E) If you owned IOUs, you were probably satisfied with the army under the Articles and wanted the national government to survive.

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