under the articles of confederation, the national government couldnt raise money or control trade policies. so, the framers wrote the constitutions commerce clause to give congress the power to tax foreign goods and regulate trade. these changes would provide revenue for the federal government and increase the price of foreign goods, helping northern manufacturers sell their products.

but the commerce clause had one especially controversial implication: regulating trade would give congress the ability to control, or even end, the slave trade. southern delegates threatened to leave the union if congress had the power to control the slave trade. so northern delegates agreed that, for 20 years, congress would not pass laws banning slavery. this agreement is known as the slave-trade compromise.

what did the slave-trade compromise do? select all that apply.
it gave congress the possibility of regulating or banning the slave trade after 20 years.
it fined people who engaged in slave trade in order to slowly end slavery by making it less profitable.
it allowed the commerce clause to go into effect, but prevented congress from immediately banning slavery.
it prevented the commerce clause from becoming part of the constitution for at least 20 years.

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under the articles of confederation, the national government couldnt raise money or control trade policies. so, the framers wrote the constitutions commerce clause to give congress the power to tax foreign goods and regulate trade. these changes would provide revenue for the federal government and increase the price of foreign goods, helping northern manufacturers sell their products.

but the commerce clause had one especially controversial implication: regulating trade would give congress the ability to control, or even end, the slave trade. southern delegates threatened to leave the union if congress had the power to control the slave trade. so northern delegates agreed that, for 20 years, congress would not pass laws banning slavery. this agreement is known as the slave-trade compromise.

what did the slave-trade compromise do? select all that apply.
it gave congress the possibility of regulating or banning the slave trade after 20 years.
it fined people who engaged in slave trade in order to slowly end slavery by making it less profitable.
it allowed the commerce clause to go into effect, but prevented congress from immediately banning slavery.
it prevented the commerce clause from becoming part of the constitution for at least 20 years.

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# Brief Explanations:
1.  The text states northern delegates agreed Congress would not ban slavery for 20 years, meaning Congress could act after that period, matching the first option.
2.  The text does not mention fines related to the slave trade as part of this compromise, so the second option is incorrect.
3.  The compromise let the commerce clause (which gave Congress trade power) take effect, while delaying Congress's ability to ban the slave trade immediately, matching the third option.
4.  The commerce clause was adopted as part of the Constitution; the compromise only restricted Congress's slave trade ban power for 20 years, not the clause itself, so the fourth option is incorrect.
# Answer:
- It gave Congress the possibility of regulating or banning the slave trade after 20 years.
- It allowed the commerce clause to go into effect, but prevented Congress from immediately banning slavery.

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