Constitutional Convention P4

A tax imposed by a government of a country on imports or exports of goods.

• Tax

• Tariff

• Payment

• Charter

What was the name of the clause that was the compromise between delegates for membership of the House?

What is the name of the clause that expands jurisdiction to capture runaway slaves?

Which side believed that slavery should be abolished?

• The North

• The South

What contentious issue did the 3/5 Compromise deal with in writing the constitution?

• Power of the President

• Membership in the House of Representatives

• Number of Supreme Court Judges

• The role of the Electoral College in selecting the president

The 3/5 Compromise dealt specifically with farmers.

• True

• False

According to the three-fifths clause, the national government would end slavery by 1808 in order to appease the states who were pro-slavery.

• True

• False

The three states that would not ratify the constitution if the three-fifths clause was not created were North Carolina, South Carolina, and __________.

• Virginia

• Pennsylvania

• Connecticut

• Georgia

Who called slavery, the curse of Heaven on the states

• Gouverneur Morris

• Thomas Jefferson

• George Washington

• James Madison

What evidence shows that the Framers were ashamed of slavery?

• They all wanted slavery to be abolished.

• They created the three-fifths clause.

• They refrained from using the words "slave" and "slavery" in the constitution.

• They excluded Native Americans from the clause.