17. What position did the original U.S. Constitution take on slavery? It granted citizenship to slaves born in America but did not free them. It allowed each state to create its own laws about slavery. It freed all the children of slaves born after the nation's founding. It required all states to phase out the practice by 1804.

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17. What position did the original U.S. Constitution take on slavery? It granted citizenship to slaves born in America but did not free them. It allowed each state to create its own laws about slavery. It freed all the children of slaves born after the nation's founding. It required all states to phase out the practice by 1804.

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The original U.S. Constitution did not explicitly address the issue of slavery. However, it did include a provision that allowed for the continuation of the slave trade for 20 years after the Constitution was ratified, until 1808. This provision is found in Article I, Section 9, Clause 1, which states that "The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but that the same shall be in full Force and Effect." This provision effectively allowed for the continuation of the slave trade for 20 years after the Constitution was ratified, until 1808.

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