... new government, the delegates argued about the issues concerning representation, slavery, and trade. "Representatives of the northern states claimed that if the southern slaves were mere property, then they should not be counted towards voting representation in Congress (Harrison 1)". The South was eventually allowed the Three ... Most slavery had declined by the late seventeen hundreds, but in the new constitution it was still legal because all of the Northern and Southern delegates had signed the new constitution. "The constitution protected existing slaves but envisaged the ending of ...

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