Question

during the constitutional convention, the commerce and slave trade compromise gave congress the power to

Answer 1

The constitutional convention was held in Philadelphia in the year 1787. The convention was primarily held to resolve the longstanding issue of slave trade and the commerce associated with it.

The issue was quiet complex as the states in the north wanted Congress to have the power to regulate slave trade, while southern states were against it as they believed Congress may shut slave trade.

And finally, Congress got the power to prohibit slave trade only after 1808.