Female suffrage and abolishment of slavery were not original features of the US Constitution.
southern states would not agree to a constitution that banned slavery
The constitution stated that it could not affect the slave trade until 1808. That's pretty much it.
Among the choices given, universal male suffrage is not an original feature of the US Constitution as voters were entitled to ownership of some property.
It permitted Congress to outlaw the importation of slaves in 1808.
Vermont was the first state to abolish slavery in its constitution in 1777.
Female suffrage and abolishment of slavery were not original features of the US Constitution.
John Crittenden
Female suffrage and abolishment of slavery were not original features of the US Constitution.
The United States Constitution contains a specific provision that says that the federal government could not outlaw slavery until at least the year 1808.
What the framers wanted when they wrote the constitution
Female suffrage and abolishment of slavery were not original features of the US Constitution.
The U.S. Constitution did not initially outlaw slavery, as it permitted the practice in certain provisions such as the Three-Fifths Compromise and the Fugitive Slave Clause. It was not until the 13th Amendment was ratified in 1865 that slavery was officially abolished in the United States.
Abolishment of slavery
Vermont was the first colony to prohibit slavery in its 1777 constitution, becoming the first territory in North America to abolish slavery.
lafayette helped to outlaw slavery by being a spy
Abolishment of slavery Apex=)