Why did the framers of the Constitution leave the slavery issue unresolved?

Slavery was legal in all of the colonies in the Constitutional era, and few prominent Americans wanted that to change.

The Constitution was ratified by people who overwhelmingly supported slavery; no one expected it to develop into a conflict.

The Founding Fathers did not agree on slavery and knew the Constitution would not be accepted unless the issue was avoided.

The participants in the Constitutional Convention decided to avoid any discussion of slavery altogether.

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Why did the framers of the Constitution leave the slavery issue unresolved?

 Slavery was legal in all of the colonies in the Constitutional era, and few prominent Americans wanted that to change.

 The Constitution was ratified by people who overwhelmingly supported slavery; no one expected it to develop into a conflict.

 The Founding Fathers did not agree on slavery and knew the Constitution would not be accepted unless the issue was avoided.

 The participants in the Constitutional Convention decided to avoid any discussion of slavery altogether.

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@KeganMoore

anonymous · Answer

The Constitution was ratified by people who overwhelmingly supported slavery; no one expected it to develop into a conflict.

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anonymous · Answer

Probably this is the answer:The Founding Fathers did not agree on slavery and knew the Constitution would not be accepted unless the issue was avoided. I think I read that somewhere...