The Delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia Considered

question 68

Multiple Choice

The delegates to the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia considered one of their most significant goals to be

• A) maintaining slavery.
• B) securing a national currency.
• C) raising revenues and a national army.
• D) crafting a government that would project strength at home and abroad.
• E) increasing social equality.

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