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Slaves were not granted liberty in the U.S. Constitution. In fact, parts of the Constitution solidified their less-than-free position. The Constitution strengthened the power of slave states in several important respects. Through the Fugitive Clause, for example, governments of free states were required to help recapture runaway slaves who had escaped their masters' states. Equally disturbing was the three-fifths compromise, established for determining representation in the lower house of the legislature. Slave states wanted to have additional political power based on the number of human beings that they held as slaves. Delegates from free states wouldn't allow such a blatant manipulation of political principles, but the inhumane compromise that resulted meant counting enslaved persons as three-fifths of a free person for the sake of calculating the number of people a state could elect to the House of Representatives. The Constitution also allowed slaves to be imported into the United States until 1808.
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Why were slaves treated bad?
Slaves in the south were treated poorly because they often disobeyed their owners by refusing to work.
How were African slaves prior to the US Civil War?
The African slaves were totally disenfranchised before the Civil War. They had no rights. They were basically treated like animals, and died by the masses.
How were slaves in the south treated during the civil war?
they were treated bad
Who treated the slaves the worst?
America
How were the transatlantic slaves treated?
Atrociously.
What happend to slaves in th us?
they were sold of to people and treated like slaves and whipped to work harder
How were slaves treated in jail?
The slaves were not treated good at all I guess you can try to imagine jail now and then multiply it by 100 and then you will see how the slaves were treated.
How were women and slaves treated in Sparta?
Women and slaves were treated unfairly because they were not allowed to be citizens,vote, and did not have any rights.there were no slaves in Sparta, and the women were treated with dignity.
How were women slaves treated in Sparta?
Women and slaves were treated unfairly because they were not allowed to be citizens,vote, and did not have any rights.there were no slaves in Sparta, and the women were treated with dignity.
How did slaves resist in the cape?
how were the slaves treated in the cape
How was Muhammad treated in mecca?
they were treated like slaves
How were slaves treated in court?
Slaves would not be treated well as they were seen as common animals without rights
Where were slaves treated worst?
No.
Why were slaves treated bad?
Slaves in the south were treated poorly because they often disobeyed their owners by refusing to work.
How were African slaves prior to the US Civil War?
The African slaves were totally disenfranchised before the Civil War. They had no rights. They were basically treated like animals, and died by the masses.
How were African slaves treated on the slaver ships?
African slaves were treated very poorly on the slaver ships. They needed to keep the slaves alive--but otherwise, slaves were just like any other cargo.
How were slaves in the south treated during the civil war?
they were treated bad
