Slavery in the Constitution

(1721 - 1793) was a Connecticut lawyer and Judge, Framer of the US Constitution, Congressman and was someone who helped come up with the 3/5 compromise plan.

• Confederation

• Delegates

• George Washington

• Roger Sherman

True or false: American papers, such as the Constitution and Declaration of Independence mention the word slavery?

• True

• False

Slaves counted for how much of a person?

• 1 person

• 3 people

• 3/5 of a person

• 1/2 of a person

According to the Constitution, the slave trade could not be abolished until what year?

• 1808

• 1799

• 1810

• Whatever year all the states had ratified the constiution by

According to Thomas Jefferson's Slavery Grievance, who was to blame for slavery and the slave trade?

• Himself

• The colonists

• Britain

• King George III

England played a role in the Slave Trade?

• True

• False

How does Thomas Jefferson describe slavery in the grievance?

• It's not a problem

• Sometimes people make mistakes but slavery is not one of them

• A neccessary evil in the world

• a war against human nature, disgusting and disgraceful

Who are the "other persons" referred to in Article I, Section 2, Clause 3?

Why do you think indentured servants (people "bound to Service for a Term of Years") were counted as whole people for the purposes of taxation and representation?

Come up with a list of words to describe how the writers of the Constitution saw slaves.