MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
CREATING STATE CONSTITUTIONS AFTER THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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Stop it immediately
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Free all slaves
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Put it on hold for 20 years
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Individual states could decide what to do
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Detailed explanation-1: -At the Constitutional Convention in 1787, delegates fiercely debated the issue of slavery. They ultimately agreed that the United States would potentially cease importation of slaves in 1808.
Detailed explanation-2: -Ivory, gold and other trade resources attracted Europeans to West Africa. As demand for cheap labour to work on plantations in the Americas grew, people enslaved in West Africa became the most valuable ‘commodity’ for European traders. Slavery existed in Africa before Europeans arrived.
Detailed explanation-3: -Some simply refused, others got sick, still others left early. One of the most famous reasons for why certain delegates didn’t sign was that the document lacked a legitimate Bill of Rights which would protect the rights of States and the freedom of individuals.
Detailed explanation-4: -According to historians, the relatively rapid abolition of the trans-Atlantic slave trade is explained by ideological, religious, and economic change in Europe and the Americas. There is much debate about which factor was most important.