Question
The passages on the right are from James Madison’s notes. The word importation refers to foreign trade. The revolution Mr. Martin mentions is the American Revolution.
Read the following sentences and select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
Based on this quotation, was Mr. Martin from a Northern state or a Southern state?
Based on this quotation, was Mr. Rutlidge from a Northern state or a Southern state?
MR. L. MARTIN proposed to . . . allow a prohibition or tax on the importation of slaves. . . . [The slave trade] was inconsistent with the principles of the revolution and dishonorable to the American character . . . . Mr. RUTLIDGE. If the Convention thinks that [North Carolina, South Carolina,] & Georgia will ever agree to the plan, unless their right to import slaves be untouched, the expectation is vain.
–James Madison,
Aug.21-22, 1787
Read the following sentences and select the correct answer from the drop-down menu.
Based on this quotation, was Mr. Martin from a Northern state or a Southern state?
Based on this quotation, was Mr. Rutlidge from a Northern state or a Southern state?
MR. L. MARTIN proposed to . . . allow a prohibition or tax on the importation of slaves. . . . [The slave trade] was inconsistent with the principles of the revolution and dishonorable to the American character . . . . Mr. RUTLIDGE. If the Convention thinks that [North Carolina, South Carolina,] & Georgia will ever agree to the plan, unless their right to import slaves be untouched, the expectation is vain.
–James Madison,
Aug.21-22, 1787
Answers
GPT-4o mini
Based on this quotation, Mr. Martin was from a Northern state, while Mr. Rutlidge was from a Southern state.