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The questions were whether to allow slavery (this decision was postponed for 20 years) and whether to count slaves as residents when determining Congressional apportionment and taxation (there was the 3/5 Compromise, which may seem ludicrous today, because the slaves could not vote).
What else can I help you with?
Is the word slavery ever mentioned in the constitution?
no, they said words that refer to the word slave but never just "slave"
The issue of slavery at the constitution convention was actually about?
The constitution should prohibit the states from participating in the international slave trade.
What is the first instance of the word slave or slavery in the constitution?
13th ammendment
What year did the delegates of the constitution agree that they would NOT ban slave trade?
1868
What was the constitution's original position on slavery?
The constitution stated that it could not affect the slave trade until 1808. That's pretty much it.
Which of these issues had the potential to end the constitution convention without solving any problems?
Slave trade
Why were the farmers of the constitution willing to compromise over issues such as representation and the slave trade?
because they wanted to go for what they want
Was the constitution a slave document?
No
What compromise stoped the slave trade in 1808?
The 1808 Slave Trade Compromise in the Constitution.
Can you Become A Slave?
No. The United States Constitution does not allow you to become a slave, or for anyone else to own you.
Did the Constitution immediately outlaw the foreign slave trade?
no
In the Constitution of Mexico could you own a slave in 1824.?
no
Why did the declaration of right shape the US Constitution?
did not slave
When reading the us Constitution how can it help us today understand the issues of slavery?
It really doesn't help you. The men who wrote it were slave owners and it isn't until after the civil war that amendments were added.
After a slave rebellion which southern state discussed emancipating its slaves but failed to get enough votes in the House?
Virginia
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.
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.
