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Congress could not ban slave trade until 1808. This was due to the 1st and 4th clauses that were in section 9 of the U.S. Constitution. The 1st clause clearly stated that slave trade prohibition could not take place until 1808.
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When did the constitutional convention say slave trade could be banned?
The Constitutional Convention said that congress could not ban slave trade until 1808.
During the post-Revolutionary period did states continued the importation of slaves?
Congress did not ban the slave trade in America until 1808. It is stated in the Constitution that this was the first year that Congress would be allowed to ban the trade.
The constitutional convention agreed that congress would not interfere with the . until 1808?
Slave Trade
Why was the slave trade an issue at the constitutional convention?
Slave trade became an important issue during the Constitutional Convention. Southern slaveholders did not want the Congress to take the power over slave trade while controlling foreign affairs. So they only let the Congress have power over trade, excluding slave trade, for next twenty years.
Why could the new Congress not impose taxes or ban the slave trade until 1808?
The Southern states wouldn't of signed the constitution if they had banned slave tradeb/c it takes away their population slaves counted as 3/5 a white person.
Which changed to the US Constitution was a direct result of slave trade compromise?
Congress was given the power to ban the slave trade after 1808.
When did the constitutional convention say slave trade could be banned?
The Constitutional Convention said that congress could not ban slave trade until 1808.
During the post-Revolutionary period did states continued the importation of slaves?
Congress did not ban the slave trade in America until 1808. It is stated in the Constitution that this was the first year that Congress would be allowed to ban the trade.
What country led the cause to ban the slave trade?
British
The constitutional convention agreed that congress would not interfere with the . until 1808?
Slave Trade
What year did the delegates of the constitution agree that they would NOT ban slave trade?
1868
How did the constitution deal with the slave trade?
The US constitution specified that Congress was free to outlaw the slave trade after 20 years. Congress did so the first date it was allowed.The Constitution prohibited Congress from outlawing the Atlantic slave trade for twenty years.
Congress could not regulate the slave trade until when?
1808
Who could not touch slave trade until 1808?
The United States Congress could not touch the slave trade until 1808, as stated in the U.S. Constitution's Slave Trade Clause. This clause prohibited Congress from banning the importation of slaves until that year.
Why was the slave trade an issue at the constitutional convention?
Slave trade became an important issue during the Constitutional Convention. Southern slaveholders did not want the Congress to take the power over slave trade while controlling foreign affairs. So they only let the Congress have power over trade, excluding slave trade, for next twenty years.
Why could the new Congress not impose taxes or ban the slave trade until 1808?
The Southern states wouldn't of signed the constitution if they had banned slave tradeb/c it takes away their population slaves counted as 3/5 a white person.
Why couldn't congress ban the slave trade but they could tax imports and exports.?
Congress has the complete and plenary power to tax whatever is taxable and the power to tax is the power to destroy. It is arguable that Congress could have taxed slavery into oblivion and perhaps civil war could have been avoided. Look at the heavy and progressive taxation on cigarettes and how that has encouraged many a smoker to simply quit smoking. Of course, sadly, I am a smoker and find noting simple about quitting smoking, so unfortunately pay these heavy taxes just to sustain an addiction. So, perhaps taxing slavery into oblivion would not have worked. The real point is that Congress couldn't ban slavery in the Constitution until Congress existed and at the time the Constitution was being forged there wasn't yet a Congress, (not under the Federalist system created), to ban slavery. Once congress could ban the slave trade, Congress eventually did with the Thirteenth Amendment.
