Question

How did the Framers deal with the issue of slavery in the founding of the nation?
(1 point)
• The Framers made slavery illegal.
The Framers did not address the morality of slavery, but rather addressed it as an issue
of representation.
• The Framers addressed the morality of slavery.
• The Framers gave voting rights to free men and former enslaved people.

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The correct answer is: **The Framers did not address the morality of slavery, but rather addressed it as an issue of representation.**

During the founding of the nation, the Framers included provisions like the Three-Fifths Compromise in the Constitution, which counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation in Congress. This shows that their primary concern was political power and representation rather than addressing the moral implications of slavery directly.

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