Which of the Following Is True Regarding Congress and the African

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Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true regarding Congress and the African slave trade in the United States under the Constitution?

• A) Congress never prohibited this slave trade.
• B) The First Congress under the Constitution prohibited the importation of slaves into the United States.
• C) Congress always let individual states make their own decisions with regard to importing slaves.
• D) Congress prohibited the African slave trade twenty years after ratification of the Constitution.

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