Question

What was the result of the commerce and slave trade compromise

Answer 1

Answer: there could be no taxes on southern exports

Explanation:

The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise was presented at the Constitutional Convention (1787) as the answer to the dispute between Northern and Southern states.

While Southern States wanted to protect the agriculture and slave trade, the Northern States wanted to protect their own commercial interests.

The compromise stated that Congress could not ban the slave trade until 1808, although imported slaves could be taxed.

Answer 2

The result was that people had to give up slaves when it for compromise so a lot of people had to now tend to farms and land because they had to let their slaves go.