Constitution and slavery In your essay, you’ll read both the text of the Constitution and historians’ arguments about slavery and the Constitution, and make an argument of your own. A successful essay will: Be 3-4 double spaced pages Advance an original argument, made clearly in 1-2 sentences at the end of your introduction paragraph Draw evidence from the Constitution, reciting quotes and analyzing their meaning. Summarize and use arguments from at least 4 secondary sources . Spend at least one paragraph summarizing and respondichong to the opposite opinion.