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At the Constitutional Convention, how did the Founding Fathers deal with the issue of slavery?

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The slave trade would end in 1808.

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The slave trade would end in 1808.The Founding Fathers really did not address the institution of slavery, but they DID require that the slave trade would end in 1808. However, enslaved people still in the country would not have to be freed.

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They left the issue to be dealt with by the states
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