How Did Delegates to the Constitutional Convention Sidestep Their Original

question 31

Multiple Choice

How did delegates to the Constitutional Convention sidestep their original mandate?

• A)They aimed to weaken federal power and give even more power to the individual states.
• B)They quickly decided to scrap the Articles of Confederation and write a new constitution.
• C)They desperately tried to find a way to make the existing Articles of Confederation work.
• D)They focused almost exclusively on commerce and navigation between the states.

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