(effects) A. The state’s free African American population grew rapidly.
B. The approval process for the
Constitution was nine of the thirteen
states.
C. State officials seized farmer’s land to
pay the farmer’s debts.
D. The meeting took on a higher
significance.
E. Elbridge Gerry and George Mason
would not sign the constitution.
F. Congress agreed not to interfere with
the slave trade for twenty years.
G. Some delegates rallied around William
Paterson’s proposal for a one-house
Congress with equal representation.
H. A depression occured.
I. Delegates could speak freely and
change their minds.
J. Americans worried whether the
government could control unrest and
prevent violence.

1. Cause: Rice exports dropped sharply; trade fell off when Great Britain closed
the West Indian market to Americans; the little bit of money available went to
pay foreign debt.
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2. Cause: American farmers could not pay the taxes levied by the states.
Effect:
3. Cause: Daniel Shays led Shays’ Rebellion, during which four rebels were killed
by the state militia.
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4. Cause: Virginia passed a law that encouraged manumission.
Effect:
5. Cause: George Washington agreed to travel to the Constitutional Convention.
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6. Cause: The proceedings of the convention were kept secret.
Effect:
7. Cause: In the Virginia Plan, the number of representatives in the legislature would correspond
to a state’s population.
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8. Cause: Southern states refused to abolish slavery.
Effect:
9. Cause: The Constitution did not contain a bill of rights.
Effect:
10. Cause: The Articles of Confederation had required unanimous approval of the states, a slow
and frustrating process.
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