Question

The three fifths compromise and the commerceand slave trade compromise were included in the constitution at the insistence of the southern states. Why did states in the south think these items were important and what price, if any, did southern states pay for their inclusion

Answer 1

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http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&ie=ISO-8859-1&q=commerce+and+slave+trade+compromise&btnG=Search

Answer 2

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