1. In Order to From a More Perfect Union…. Slavery, The Constitution, and Compromise
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6. Slavery discourages arts and manufacturing…and every master of slaves is born a petty tyrant. ~George Mason
7. Southern states and their delegates claimed that their economies would be in ruins without slavery.
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15. I am exceedingly distressed at the proceedings of the Convention – being…almost sure, they will…lay the foundation of a Civil War. ~Elbridge Gerry (Mass.) 1787