Which of the Following Was Approved at the Constitutional Convention

question 38

Multiple Choice

Which of the following was approved at the Constitutional Convention with respect to the institution of slavery?

• A) Three-fifths of the state's slave population was used in the calculation of how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives.
• B) Enactments against slave trade were forbidden immediately upon ratification.
• C) Nonslave states could hold runaway slaves and set them free.
• D) Children of slaves would be granted citizenship and equal protection of the laws
• E) all of the above

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