It Is Possible That the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia

question 61

Multiple Choice

It is possible that the Constitutional Convention of 1787 in Philadelphia would never have taken place at all if not for a single event that occurred soon after the 1786 meeting of state delegates in Annapolis,Maryland.This event was:

• A)Shays's Rebellion
• B)the Boston Massacre
• C)the Boston Tea Party
• D)the hanging in effigy of the tax man
• E)the assassination of Elbridge Gerry,governor of Massachusetts

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Definitions:

Myelinated Neurons

Myelinated neurons are nerve cells covered with a fatty substance called myelin, which increases the speed at which electrical signals travel along the nerve fibers.

Transmit Signals

The process by which information is conveyed through an organism's body or via various electronic or mechanical systems.

Absorb Nutrients

The process by which organisms take up vitamins, minerals, and other nutritional substances from their environment or diet for health and growth.

Mitochondria

Organelles within a cell that generate most of the cell's supply of adenosine triphosphate (ATP), used as a source of chemical energy.