During the Constitutional Convention, the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise gave Congress the power to

Question

choose its own members as well as the nation’s chief executive.
regulate commerce in both the North and the South, but could not yet regulate the slave trade.
amend the Constitution of the United States with a majority vote.
regulate commerce in the South, but not in the North.

Answer 1

During the Constitutional Convention, the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise gave Congress the power to regulate commerce in both the North and the South, but could not yet regulate the slave trade. This compromise allowed Congress to regulate interstate and foreign commerce but prohibited any law that would restrict the slave trade for a period of 20 years.