Chapter 6

Quiz for Chapter Six Analyzing Voices: The First National Debate over Slavery

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Question 1

For which of the following reasons did Luther Martin from Maryland propose a clause to allow a prohibition or tax on the importation of slaves at the Philadelphia convention?A. He sought to benefit his fellow Virginians, who had a surplus of slave labor.
B. He believed that the slave trade contradicted the principles of the Revolution.
C. Martin sought to limit the extension of slavery into any new states.
D. Martin hoped it would encourage the development of American industry.

Question 2

What arguments did the Connecticut delegates make in Philadelphia in favor of permitting the continued importation of slaves into the United States?A. Each individual state should have the right to decide its approach to slavery.
B. The importation of slaves would prevent the immigration of poor whites.
C. If the United States did not import slaves, it would be unable to compete with the West Indies.
D. The national government could not survive if it tried to dictate policies on slavery.

Question 3

Delegates from which of the following states were highly invested in the defeat of Luther Martin’s proposal to limit or tax the importation of slaves?A. Virginia
B. Massachusetts
C. South Carolina
D. Connecticut

Question 4

At the Massachusetts Ratifying Convention, Mr. Neal and General Thompson justified their objections to the institution of slavery on what grounds?A. Economic
B. Moral
C. Political
D. Regional

Question 5

What was a critical point of disagreement between George Mason of Virginia and Mr. Heath of Massachusetts on the question of slavery in the United States?A. The impact of the institution of slavery on the development of the nation’s economy
B. A state’s culpability for American slavery even if that state did not permit it
C. Slavery’s effect on the growth of the nation’s production and consumption patterns
D. The morality of slavery and its relationship to the ideology of the American Revolution