Why did the Founders largely avoid addressing the question of whether to end slavery?
a. They did not see it as a crucial issue for their new democracy.
b. They feared a fight over slavery might destroy national unity.
c. They were more concerned with securing equality for white men and women.
d. They expected that the North would come to rely more heavily on slave labor.
e. They knew the country depended on slavery and might not economically thrive without it.
b
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A. religious difference B. foreign conflicts C. the form of government D. physical stereotypes
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A) Alexander the Great B) Cyrus the Great C) Antiochus IV Epiphanes D) Ptolemy E) Philip of Macedon
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