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during the constitutional convention, the commerce and the slave trade compromise gave congress the power to

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Answer:amend the Constitution of the United States with a majority vote

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The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise was a meeting of states whose representatives were making plans for the National government. There was a dispute between the states in the North and South. A compromise was made by giving the Congress the power to not prohibit the slave trade until 1808, however, imported slaves could be taxed.

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