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No. The issue of slavery was so volatile that the Constitution would never have been signed if slavery had either been expressly abolished or expressly permitted. So they compromised. They put the question off for 20 years, leaving it to the next generation to sort it out. Read Article 1, Section 9, Clause 1. It states: "The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight. . ." The word "persons" is of course African Americans about to become slaves. "Importation" refers to the slave trade. Then, just to make sure the slave trade and slavery were not abolished before 1808, the Article that permits Amendments to the Constitution, Article 5, states that no amendment of the the first clause of the ninth section of the first Article may be made before 1808. The southern states that insisted that slavery be retained were too queasy about saying "slavery" or "slaves" in the Constitution, so they devised this rather cowardly euphemism to retain their slaves.
What else can I help you with?
Which was the first province in the British Empire to abolish slavery?
Lieutenant-Colonel John Graves Simcoe was Upper Canada's first Lieutenant Governor and founder of the City of York (now Toronto). Simcoe also made Upper Canada the first province in the British Empire to abolish slavery.
What was the 1st American colony to abolish slavery?
The first American colony to abolish slavery was Vermont. Vermont abolished slavery in 1777 and after this the abolish movement spread.
Was Missouri the last state to abolish slavery?
No. Texas was the last state to abolish slavery
Why were Free Soilers against slavery?
because it was a threat to their industries. The competition for slaves in the west would damage the sectional balance between the Northern and Southern territories of the united states. they didnt want to abolish slavery where it was, they just didnt want it to spread.
Did North America abolish slavery?
North America did abolish slavery gradually with some maintaining it up until 1848. Connecticut was among the last colonies to abolish slavery.
The Confederacy wanted to abolish slavery?
The Confederacy did not want to abolish slavery. In fact, they wanted to expand slavery into the new territories of the US.
What was the last northern state to abolish slavery?
New Jersey was the last northern state to abolish slavery
How can the word abolish be used?
Abolitionists wanted to abolish slavery.
When did Germany abolish slavery?
when did germany abolished slavery
Can you give me sentence for the word abolish?
We must abolish slavery in the world.
What was the first to abolish slavery?
Vermont was the first territory in 1777 to abolish slavery but in 1780 Pennsylvania was the first state to enact a law beginning abolition of slavery, freeing future children of slaves. Massachusetts was the first state to abolish slavery outright in 1783.
When did Connecticut abolish slavery?
Connecticut abolished slavery in 1848.
