The main constitutional arguements during the debate over slavery were representation in Congress, importation of slaves, and the Bill of Rights.
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whether or not to count them as part of the population when it came to the amount of representatives in the house
Vice president nominee George Pendleton led the opposition to the 13th amendment, which was the ban on slavery. As a result the amendment made changes to its content in order to gain more supporters.
Two of the key issues during the Constitutional Convention were slavery and how the president would be elected. One was decided and one was tabled.
There was only one compromise regarding slavery and it was the three-fifths compromise which stated that slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of assigning House of Representative seats. Another compromise during the Constitutional convention was the Great compromise which created a bicameral legislature and the creation of the electoral college for Presidential elections.
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