Charles A Beard's Economic Interpretation of the U

question 146

Multiple Choice

Charles A. Beard's economic interpretation of the U.S. Constitution concluded that two major economic interests were present at the time of the Constitutional Convention; the dominant group included

• A) those who owned real property (farmers and slaveholders).
• B) East Coast shippers and sea merchants.
• C) public and government officials.
• D) those holding government IOUs.
• E) signers of the Articles of Confederation.

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