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during the constitutional convention, the commerce and slave trade compromise gave congress the power to
choose its own members as well as the nations 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.
The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise was an agreement at the U.S. Constitutional Convention. It granted Congress the authority to regulate interstate commerce across all states, but it prohibited Congress from interfering with the slave trade for a period of 20 years. The other options are incorrect: Congress does not choose its own members or the chief executive, amending the Constitution requires more than a majority vote, and Congress was given power over commerce in all regions, not just one.
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regulate commerce in both the North and the South, but could not yet regulate the slave trade.