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What else can I help you with?
Did a black man sign the constitution?
No, back then they were still considered slaves.
Why can not you own slaves anymore?
It was an amendment to the constitution.
Did slavery get abolished in the new constitution?
the new constitution was the U.S. constitution, and no, in fact, they don't mention slaves at all
How many groups were excluded from the U.S. constitution?
Women and slaves were not given rights in the constitution.
How was slaves treated in the constitution?
When determining representation by population, slaves were counted as 3/5ths of a person.
Does the confederate constitution contained a provision out lawing international trading of slaves?
the Confederate constitution banned the importation of slaves into its states from outside countries, well before the US
How many signers of the constitution owned slaves?
17
What was the problem with slavery in the Constitution?
the problem was that the constitution sed that everyone should be free but there still was slaves
What did the constitution say about slavery?
Already owned slaves were permitted, otherwise no slaves allowed in the state of Texas.
How are slaves and slavery referred to in the Constitution?
A slave was 3/4 of a person in the constitution when population was counted for the house.
Why did the constitution not free slaves?
There is an enormous amount of debate about this. One likely reason is that southern states would probably not have ratified the Constitution if it had purported to take away their ability to own slaves.
What US Constitution made African Americans citizens?
slaves
