7. Document Project 7: Debating the Constitution in New York State

Quiz for Document 7.6 Melancton Smith, Antifederalist Argument at the New York State Convention, June 1788

Quiz for Document 7.6: Melancton Smith, Antifederalist Argument at the New York State Convention, June 1788

Choose the best answer to each question.

1. What issue did Smith have with the Three-Fifths Clause of the American Constitution?

It gave too much political power to slaves.

It did not give enough power to slave states.

It denied the humanity of slaves and considered them property.

It gave too much power to wicked slaveholding states.

2. Who did Smith feel should control the most power in the nation after a new constitution was adopted?

The American people

Slave owners

The states

The federal government

3. What was one of Smith’s primary complaints about the new form of government and proposed constitution?

Too much federal power

Too much representation

Too much state power

Too much democracy

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