Assignment: Legal Slavery
Consider slavery as a legal system, and how it relates to the U.S. Constitution (1789). Also, consider why and how slavery clauses/rules/regulations ended up in the U.S. Constitution.
In essay format (a fully developed paragraph per answer with resource details/support):
I. In your own words, explain all three of the slavery clauses/rules/regulations stated in the U.S. Constitution (article I:sect.2#1;article I,sect.9,#1;article IV,sect.2,#3).
II. How was the 3/5 clause (Article I: Section 2, #1) a compromise between southern "slave labor" states and northern "free-labor" states?
III. How was forbidding congress from passing any law that would end importing enslaved persons prior to 1808, a compromise between southern "slave labor" states and northern "free-labor" states?
IV. Was the "fugitive slave" regulation a compromise between the south and north?
V. Why do you think the U.S. Constitution does not mention the words "slave" or "Blacks" even when obviously making these 3 references to the enslaved population?
VI. What is your new understanding of enslavement in the U.S. as a LEGAL system?
VII. After engaging the relevant resources, what are you left wondering about; what specifically in the resource spurred/caused your wonderment? (Mandatory!)
Format your assignment according to the following formatting requirements:
i) The answer should be typed, using Times New Roman font (size 12), double spaced, with one-inch margins on all sides.
ii) The response also includes a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student's name, the course title, and the date. The cover page is not included in the required page length.
iii) Also include a reference page. The Citations and references must follow APA format. The reference page is not included in the required page length.
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