Problem: What decisions did delegates to the Constitutional Convention make about the slave trade?
a. The trade, or "importation," of enslaved Black people was seen as morally reprehensible, so the practice was ended at the Constitutional Convention.
b. The trade, or "importation," of enslaved Black people was banned, but those who currently owned slaves were allowed to continue to do so.
c. The trade, or "importation," of enslaved Black people was not addressed at the Constitutional Convention to avoid creating conflicts.
d. The trade, or "importation," of enslaved Black people was allowed to continue to keep southern states in the Union, and the federal government was granted increased authority to tax the imports of enslaved Africans.