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PAPER DUE (April 15, 2009)
====In a 3- to 5-page paper, describe the dilemma of slavery in the Revolutionary and Confederation periods and the ways the 1787 Constitution dealt with this dilemma. In your conclusion, speculate on how the delegates to the Constitutional Convention might have done better on the controversy that ultimately leads to the Civil War.====

The first two bullet points are discussed in Gibson's //Interpreting the Founding//, while the third is mainly addressed in Amar's //America's Constitution.//
 * Guiding Questions:**
 * Describe the dilemma of slavery in the Revolutionary period.
 * Describe the dilemma of slavery in the Confederation period.
 * Discuss the ways the 1787 Constitution dealt with this dilemma.
 * Speculate on how the delegates to the Constitutional Convention may have avoided the controversy that ultimately led to the Civil War.



Scoring Guide Rubric for Paper:
[|TAH-Rubric01.pdf]