-What Compromise Did the Constitutional Convention Reach in Regards to the Slave

question 22

Multiple Choice

-What compromise did the Constitutional Convention reach in regards to the slave trade?

• A) Congress did not have the authority to ban the slave trade until 1808.
• B) The slave trade was banned in all states but Virginia.
• C) Only Southern states could conduct the slave trade.
• D) The international slave trade continued, but interstate trade was banned.

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