On the Issue of Slaves,the Constitution Specified

question 111

Multiple Choice

On the issue of slaves,the Constitution specified

• A)that a gradual end to slavery must be worked out by Congress and the states within ten years.
• B)that slavery would be banned beginning in 1800.
• C)a boundary,known as the Mason-Dixon line,south of which slavery would be legal.
• D)nothing; it was too controversial a subject,and the delegates could not agree on anything regarding it.
• E)that slaves would count as three-fifths of a person for counting the nation's population and determining seats in the House.

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