"The fact the United States moved so quickly after the ratification of the Constitution to ban slave importation in 1808 shows they had a strong desire to get the issue solved."
I seem to recall that the bill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of...) was supported by some in the slave states because it would increase the value of their existing slaves. On the other hand, the Wikipedia article seems to imply that an important aspect of the issue was that Britain was the largest slave trader of the time.
The idea that "they had a strong desire to get the issue solved" seems clearly false; they kicked that can down the road as long as they could.
See also "sharecropping" (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sharecropping) and tenant farming.
"The fact the United States moved so quickly after the ratification of the Constitution to ban slave importation in 1808 shows they had a strong desire to get the issue solved."
I seem to recall that the bill (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Act_Prohibiting_Importation_of...) was supported by some in the slave states because it would increase the value of their existing slaves. On the other hand, the Wikipedia article seems to imply that an important aspect of the issue was that Britain was the largest slave trader of the time.
The idea that "they had a strong desire to get the issue solved" seems clearly false; they kicked that can down the road as long as they could.