Slavery In America Pros And Cons

1. The Colony of Massachusetts believes that citizens qualified to vote in elections for the state legislatures should elect members of the lower house. We believe that this proposition is the correct decision because it upholds what we fought for in the Revolutionary War. In The Declaration of Independence, created by our founding father, it states that all men are created equal. Therefore, all men should be involved in the government and have a say in those who represent them. The proposition that we choose is most significant to the ideas that our founding fathers had when creating this country. As Wilson from Pennsylvania once said “No government can long subsist without the confidence of the people.” He is saying that the people …show more content…
The Colony of Massachusetts believes that the slave trade should be abolished throughout this great nation. Taking people from their homes and all that they know to work in an unfamiliar land until they die is inhumane. As Morris from Pennsylvania said “slavery is the curse of heaven on the state where it prevails.” Many think that the national government should not interfere with the slave trade and it should be left up to the states. This is wrong because we are the United States of America, a united nation that should be united on this issue. Slavery is fiendish and goes against the laws of humanity. As displayed throughout our country, the middle and northern states, where slavery is abolished, is a civilized society where prosperity and happiness exist. While in the southern states where slavery is at its highest, miserable and poverty prevail. The unalienable rights, as outlined in The Declaration, should not be taken away from any man, therefore slavery should be …show more content…
We, the Colony of Massachusetts believe that all states under the Articles should be represented the national legislature. Smaller states such as our colony need to have a say in national issues through the national legislature. This poses as an equality for all states that there is an equal share of say especially for the smaller states such as Massachusetts. Even though this equal representation will give the general government more power, it will be good for the whole of the colonies. A great point is made by a man named Bedford of Delaware who says, “If you posses the power, the abuse of it could not be checked; and what then would prevent you from exercising it to our destruction?” This quote is excellent because it shows that if each state was not represented in the national legislature then the government would be given too much power and no one would be able to stop it if there was evil being done. This shows that there needs to be more than one state making the decisions so that one legislature would speak for the states without representation throughout. However, if there was representation of the states in the national legislature then the government would stay in check and as minimal harm as possible would be