“We have the oldest written constitution still in force in the world, and it starts out with three words, 'We, the people.'” said Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Our constitution has proven its merit over the centuries time and time again. However, in order to create the constitution, we follow today our forefathers had to deal with a lot of problems. The convention, among other things, focused on solving problems that would hinder the progress of the constitution’s development. The conflicts between the Northern and Southern states proved one of these problems. The North and South were polar opposites. This lead to many disagreements between the states due to conflicts of interest. In order to improve relationships, the convention had made the states compromise so that everyone would be pleased.
One of the compromises made addressed North and South conflicts regarding slaves. The Northern states were
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The Fugitive Clause of the Commerce Compromise is mentioned in Article IV Section II Clause II of the Constitution. The Commerce Compromise was another compromise between the North and South that helped restore state relationships. Since the Northern states were mostly industrial, they wanted the government to regulate interstate trade, but the Southern states, which were mostly agricultural, did not want the government to regulate trade. The Southerners were also angry with the Northern states because they would not return their slaves who ran away to the North for freedom. This led to the Commerce Compromise, which stated that the government would regulate interstate trade in favor of the Northern states, but the Northern states would have to return any runaway slaves from the South, which was in favor of the Southern states. The Fugitive Slave Clause in the Constitution states that if any slaves attempt to escape to the North for freedom, the Northern states would have to return them, and slaves would not gain