Those who attended the Constitutional Convention believed that (Points : 1)
England was an evil society.
America had made a great mistake in fighting the revolutionary war.
British institutions of government were good but they became corrupt.
America would only achieve security with a King.
Thank you so much, in my reading in my text I couldn't find anything about becoming corrupt.
Frankly, my answer was a guess. The others seem absolutely wrong.
Well, you were correct I just got the grade back as that being correct I still did miss 2 others but I will not forget the correct answers next time. Thanks again
You're very welcome.
America had made a great mistake in fighting the revolutionary war.
To answer this question, we can use a combination of historical knowledge and logic.
First, let's analyze the provided options and eliminate the unlikely ones:
1) England was an evil society: This option seems unlikely because the attendees of the Constitutional Convention were mostly educated individuals who understood that societies cannot be labeled as entirely good or evil. Moreover, many of the ideas and principles that influenced the Constitution were derived from English political philosophers such as John Locke.
2) America made a great mistake in fighting the revolutionary war: This option also seems unlikely as the Constitutional Convention was held in Philadelphia in 1787, several years after the American Revolutionary War had ended. The purpose of the convention was to address the weaknesses of the existing Articles of Confederation and create a stronger central government.
4) America would only achieve security with a King: This option is also unlikely because the attendees of the Constitutional Convention were primarily motivated by a desire to establish a republican form of government, whereby power would be vested in elected representatives and not a monarch or king.
By process of elimination, the most probable answer is:
3) British institutions of government were good but they became corrupt: This option aligns with the historical context of the Constitutional Convention. Many of the convention attendees, known as the Founding Fathers, admired the British system of government and its historical roots in principles such as the rule of law and protection of individual rights. However, they believed that over time, corruption and abuses of power had crept into the British system, prompting them to design a new form of government that would address these issues.
Therefore, the attendees of the Constitutional Convention believed that British institutions of government were initially good but had become corrupt.