In 1787 at the Philadelphia Constitutional Convention, the Founding Fathers debated what the new government should look like to keep a strong nation. During this Convention, one of the main points was the focus of whether slavery should be allowed or not. The final decision was that slavery should be allowed in the Constitution. The founding Fathers decided to keep slavery in the Constitution because they felt having a united union was more important than having it fall apart with ending slavery, and because slavery helped economic issues with the northern and southern states.
To begin, a strong federal government was key to the Union, and slavery helped that dramatically. For instance, according to Mr. Williamson, “Southern states could
To begin, a strong federal government was key to the Union, and slavery helped that dramatically. For instance, according to Mr. Williamson, “Southern states could