In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the
A. agreement that half of all future states would allow slavery.
B. denial of suffrage to free black men.
C. strengthened fugitive slave provision.
D. guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existed.
E. continuation of the slave trade for at least twenty more years.
Answer: E
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The Christian king Alfred the Great of England
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Despite the problems experienced by Western Europe in the fifteenth century, describe some of the opportunities and positive developments that occurred during this century
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