The US constitution defended slavery, but what exactly did it say to defend slavery?
2007-03-28 12:12:38 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Politics & Government ➔ Other - Politics & Government
Article I, Section 9:
The migration or importation of such persons as any of the states now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a tax or duty may be imposed on such importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each person.
Importation of people refers to slavery.
2007-03-28 12:20:10 · answer #1 · answered by steddy voter 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
There is nothing in the constitution that defended or attacked slavery. The 3/5 compromise was a law that followed the passing of the constitution. There are no references to skin color nor slavery.
2007-03-28 12:20:53 · answer #2 · answered by juddthestud1987 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Well it did not defend it exactly, what it did was say that slaves were 3/5ths of a person. There are many reasons why they did this. I think it would be best if you read about the three-fifths compromise here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three-fifths_compromise
2007-03-28 12:20:06 · answer #3 · answered by R. H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
For one, it defined a black man as 3/5 of a man for the purpose of a census.
2007-03-28 12:17:33 · answer #4 · answered by jonnyexcel 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I believe it also stated that if they served in the army for 4 years, then they could become free. I could be wrong on this though...Abraham Lincoln could've just said this in one of his speeches. You could do a search on Yahoo for the US Constitution. Good luck!
2007-03-28 12:21:20 · answer #5 · answered by atlantagal 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋