Which of the following was approved at the Constitutional Convention with respect to the institution of slavery?
A) Three-fifths of the state's slave population was used in the calculation of how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives.
B) Enactments against slave trade were forbidden immediately upon ratification.
C) Nonslave states could hold runaway slaves and set them free.
D) Children of slaves would be granted citizenship and equal protection of the laws
E) all of the above

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The Three-fifths Compromise was approved at the Constitutional Convention, allowing three-fifths of a state's slave population to be included in the calculation of how many representatives a state was entitled to in the House of Representatives.

Option B is incorrect because the Constitution actually allowed Congress to end the international slave trade after twenty years.

Option C is incorrect because the Fugitive Slave Clause was included, which required non-slave states to return runaway slaves to their owners.

Option D is incorrect because the Constitution did not grant citizenship or equal protection to slaves or their children. It was not until the 14th Amendment in 1868 that citizenship and equal protection were guaranteed to all people born or naturalized in the United States.

Which of the Following Was Approved at the Constitutional Convention