During the Founding Period of American History, slavery was a controversial issue among the Founders themselves, as well as throughout the nation, because of the simple fact that opinions about it had been strongly formed and were quite strongly held. Furthermore, the livelihood of many of the Founders depended on slave-holding. Still further, the issue was tied closely at that time, as it would be in the next century, to the tangled and vitally important issue of 'states' rights.'
How important was the issue of slavery in the Constitution?
Slavery was a somewhat controversial issue at the time. The economies of the southern colonies relied on the institution, and they would never have agreed to join a nation where one of the stated aims was to eliminate it.
The Northwest Ordinance outlawed slavery in the territory. However the ordinance did allow for indentured servants to be held in the territory. The US Constitution did not prohibit slavery at that time.
not everyone agreed on it and others wanted it others didnt and they got judged cuz of their thoughts
No it was not an issue their!
How important was the issue of slavery in the Constitution?
Slavery was a normal thing before.
There were many people that opposed slavery. For this reason it was necessary to include a section that banned slavery for the passing of the US Constitution to go through..
The constitution should prohibit the states from participating in the international slave trade.
Slavery was a somewhat controversial issue at the time. The economies of the southern colonies relied on the institution, and they would never have agreed to join a nation where one of the stated aims was to eliminate it.
The Northwest Ordinance outlawed slavery in the territory. However the ordinance did allow for indentured servants to be held in the territory. The US Constitution did not prohibit slavery at that time.
When the Kansas territory was ready to seek admission to the Union in 1857, the key issue was whether it would be a free state or a slave state. The pro-slavery forces won control of the constitutional convention, which met in the town of Lecompton in September of that year. The complicated fight over the pro-slavery Lecompton Constitutionmanifested the sectional tension that would erupt in the Civil War three years later.
The most divisive issue in the creation of the new US constitution, following the Revolutionary War, was the issue of slavery. Of course, this remained a divisive issue until after the Civil War.
...slavery was protected by the constitution on the grounds that a man's property was sacred and slaves were property.
Slavery was a divisive issue during the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, with compromises such as the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Clause included to appease slaveholding states. The Constitution did not abolish slavery but did pave the way for its eventual abolition through amendments like the Thirteenth Amendment.
not everyone agreed on it and others wanted it others didnt and they got judged cuz of their thoughts
Slavery was a contentious issue in United States politics throughout history, becoming a topic in the drafting of the Constitution