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Delegates at the Constitutional Convention disagreed over how much power the federal government should have to regulate the international slave trade. Which of the following compromises resolved this conflict?

  1. A
    An agreement that counted three-fifths of a state's enslaved population for representation in Congress
  2. B
    An agreement that established a bicameral legislature with representation based on population in one chamber
  3. An agreement that allowed Congress to prohibit the importation of enslaved persons after twenty yearsAnswer
  4. D
    An agreement that prohibited the federal government from collecting taxes on any goods

Answer

The compromise on the importation of enslaved persons allowed the international slave trade to continue for twenty years, after which Congress could vote to ban it.
The correct answer is correct because the compromise on the importation of enslaved persons (also known as the Slave Trade Compromise) allowed the international slave trade to continue for twenty years after the ratification of the Constitution, at which point Congress could ban the practice, which it did in 1808.

Step-by-Step Solution

1
Identify the core conflict described in the prompt.
The conflict is about the federal government's authority to regulate the international slave trade.
Understanding the specific constitutional debate allows for the elimination of unrelated compromises.
2
Evaluate the choices to find the compromise addressing the importation of enslaved persons.
The compromise allowed the importation of enslaved persons to continue for twenty years (until 1808), at which point Congress could ban it.
This matches the historical outcome of the compromise on the importation of enslaved persons.

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