Anwser asap will give brainliest 20 points what role did charles cotesworth pinckney play at the constitutional convention? he suggested a clause that would require the return of any runaway slave to the owner to protect the institution of slavery he argued against ending the overseas slave trade in order to protect the economy and the way of life in south carolina he convinced other delegates that the president serve as commander in chief of the military in order to ensure a loyal force he sought to give congress unlimited power to regulate trade in order to strengthen the trade of the nation overall