The delegates left the issue of slavery to later generations in order to preserve the unity of the fragile union that they had.
When the delegates met for the Constitution Convention, the unity of the United States was shaky because states felt quite independent.
The Northern delegates knew that pushing the issue of abolishing slavery would most probably lead to the Southern delegates pulling out so they:
- left the issue to the future generations for when the Union was stronger
- allowed concessions to be made to the South such as the Three-fifths Compromise.
In conclusion, their choice to leave the issue of slavery to later generations resulted in a stronger Union but one that was so bitterly divided over the issue that a civil war would break out within the century.
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