AP US History Exam Prep

Answer - A - The delegates of the Constitutional Convention believed that slavery was a political issue that threatened national unity.

Key Takeaway: During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, emotional discussions about the plight, lives, and wellbeing of African slaves turned into a very heated, highly emotional discussion that already threatened to lead to the dissolution of the Union. To protect against this possibility, the delegates to the Convention dealt with slavery as a political issue for the sake of the preservation of the Union.