Which of the following is true? The significance of the slavery issue at the constitutional convention is greatly
exaggerated.
During the convention debate, Thomas Jefferson characterized slavery as "evil"
and argued that there would be nothing less than allowing it to continue.
It was feared that the delegates from southern states would not support the
Constitution if the Constitution threatened the existence of slavery or did not
count slaves towards a state's population.
Benjamin Franklin, the president of the Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of
Slavery, insisted that the Constitution be written to prohibit slavery.
George Washington, a slave-owner from Virginia, was one of the few delegates
to state firmly and unapologetically his support of the institution of slavery.