When the constitution was written, the signers compromised and decided that at a date 20 years from then, the slave trade would end. this would mean that no more slaves would be imported, however, all slaves already in the states would remain slaves. it would have at least been a step in the right direction. the date was not met, and was merely ignored until the civil war broke out.
The correct answer is D) agreeing not to end the slave trade at least for 20 years.
<em>Northern and Southern states compromised on the slave trade by agreeing not to end the slave trade at least for 20 years.
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During the North Carolina Ratifying Convention on July 26, 1788, a delegate asked why the first clause of the 9th section was going to be included in the Constitution. The reason was that some delegates from the North demanded the abolition of slavery immediately. But delegates from the South did not agree with that. The solicited that the federal government did not interfere with slave trade at all because trading of slaves was important for the economy of the Southern states. That is the reason why Northern and Southern states compromised on the slave trade by agreeing not to end the slave trade at least for 20 years.
