During the _____________________________ in 1787, delegates from different states were debating how the new government should work.

South Carolina's economy heavily depended on ________________________ like rice and indigo, as well as on the labor of enslaved Africans.

The delegates from South Carolina were worried that if the new national government had ______________________________ it might pass laws that would regulate or tax their exports.

The delegates from South Carolina were also concerned that the government might interfere with or even abolish __________________________ which was crucial to their agricultural economy.

To address these concerns, a solution called the _____________________ was proposed.

The Commerce Compromise included several key provisions: The ____________________________would have the power to regulate trade between states and with other countries.

The Commerce Compromise would not ________________________ which protected South Carolina's export-driven economy.

The compromise also included a clause that the slave trade could not be banned by the national government for __________________________________________

South Carolina's delegates supported these provisions because they protected their _________________________________ and allowed the continuation of the slave trade for a significant period.

Cause: South Carolina's delegates feared the government might regulate exports and the slave trade.