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Topic	C/D: The people who wrote the Constitution did not understand slavery was wrong
averagejoel 12/29/19 10:55:23 PM #8:	Gamerguymass posted... They knew it was wrong, but they also knew if they outlawed slavery in the Constitution then the south would tell them to fuck off and never ratify it. Basically itmwas more important at the time to keep the people united and form a government and deal with slavery at a later date. Yes it sucks for those that were slaves, but the alternative was a possible civil war even earlier and/or Britain invading again while the nation was divided and infighting. how many of the people who wrote the constitution were slave owners themselves? --- peanut butter and dick <cite>averagejoel posted [p:932220376] in C/D: The p... [t:78291823]...</cite> <quote>Gamerguymass posted... </cite> <quote>They knew it was wrong, but they also knew if they outlawed slavery in the Constitution then the south would tell them to fuck off and never ratify it. Basically itmwas more important at the time to keep the people united and form a government and deal with slavery at a later date. Yes it sucks for those that were slaves, but the alternative was a possible civil war even earlier and/or Britain invading again while the nation was divided and infighting. </quote>how many of the people who wrote the constitution were slave owners themselves? --- peanut butter and dick</quote> ... Copied to Clipboard!
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