The U.S. Constitution of 1787 contained proslavery elements, such as the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation purposes, and the Fugitive Slave Clause, which required the return of escaped enslaved people. However, it also contained antislavery sentiments, such as the prohibition of the slave trade after 1808 and the language of liberty and equality that inspired later abolitionist movements. The Constitution's ambiguous language allowed for both proslavery and antislavery interpretations, reflecting the deeply divided views on slavery at the time. This duality ultimately contributed to the tensions leading up to the Civil War.
The US Constitution was signed on September 17, 1787 and ratified on June 21, 1788. The Constitution is kept on display at the National Archives in Washington, DC.
The US Constitutional Convention drafted the Constitution in 1787 and submitted it to the States for ratification.
The Declaration of Independence (1776). The United States Constitution (1787).
The U.S. Constitution was drafted in 1787. Eleven state legislatures ratified it in 1787 or 1788, and all thirteen had done so by 1790.
1776 - I think you will find this is the year the Declaration of Independence was signed. The Constitution was started in 1787 and ratified in 1788.
The Constitution was drafted in 1787. Congress declared it in effect the following year, 1788.
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Southern proslavery arguments did not include the belief that slavery was mandated by the Constitution of the United States. Slavery had been a contentious issue between the North and South since the Constitutional Convention of 1787.
Constitutional Convention
The United States of America's constitution was written in the year 1787.The U.S. Constitution was drafted on September 17, 1787. It became effective March 4, 1789. The first ten amendments (the "Bill of Rights") were ratified December 15, 1791.
The Constitution originally consisted of a Preamble and seven Articles. It was drafted over a few months in the summer of 1787.
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