The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise, reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, allowed Congress to regulate interstate and international commerce while prohibiting any legislation that would end the slave trade for twenty years. This compromise was crucial in balancing the interests of Northern states, which favored federal regulation of trade, and Southern states, which relied on slavery and feared that Congress would interfere with the institution. By granting Congress this power while simultaneously appeasing Southern states, the compromise helped ensure the ratification of the Constitution. Ultimately, it reflects the delicate negotiations necessary to unify the diverse interests of the newly formed states.
The main focus of the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention concerned how states were to be represented in the U.S. Congress. It is also referred to as Sherman's Compromise.
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representation of the states in congress
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congress could not tax exports
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the great compromise
Representation in Congress
The constitutional convention
The primary conflict of the Constitutional Convention was settling how states would be represented in Congress and whether this would be an equal number or vary based on population. The Connecticut Compromise resolved this issue.
The Congress called for the Constitutional Convention to address problems in governing the US.
States with the most number of slaves!