What Does an Empirical Analysis of the Key Votes at the Constitutional

question 24

Multiple Choice

What does an empirical analysis of the key votes at the Constitutional Convention suggest?

• A) Merchants, manufacturers, capitalists, creditors, and public and private security holders supported a national system of government.
• B) Delegates from larger and coastal states, as well as bankers and other private debt holders, were most likely to support the new Constitution.
• C) Slaveholders were likely to stand in opposition to the Constitution, while farmers and debtors were either opposed or indifferent.
• D) All of the above are correct.

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