How did the king of england respond to the olive branch petition? a. he negotiated a peace treaty with the colonists. b. he repealed all of the taxes against the colonies. c. he paid french troops to fight against the colonists. d. he announced a blockade of colonial ports.

Why would southern delegates to the constitutional convention have opposed the three-fifths compromise? a) they feared that the president would eventually become "king" in the united states. b) they believed it would be insufficient in protecting the united states from invasion. c) they opposed the creation of a congress that would give states an equal number of senators. d) they wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of congressional representation.