In the Constitutional Convention of 1787, a major concession to the pro-slavery delegates was the
A. denial of suffrage to free black men.
B. continuation of the slave trade for at least twenty more years.
C. agreement that half of all future states would allow slavery.
D. guarantee of the permanent continuation of slavery where it existed.
E. strengthened fugitive slave provision.
Answer: B
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How did the philosophes reconcile their ideas about human equality with institutions such as slavery and the disruption of indigenous peoples?
What will be an ideal response?
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All except which one of these reasons contributed to European expansion at the end of the Middle Ages?
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