delegates at the constitutional convention of 1787 agreed to the three-fiths compromise as a way slaves were counted in determining a state's congressional delegation.
balance power states with large populations and those with smaller population
settle diffrences over representation in congress
Representation in congress.
At the Constitutional Convention, some of the key issues that were agreed upon include the establishment of a strong federal government with separate branches (executive, legislative, judicial), the creation of a bicameral legislature (with a House of Representatives and a Senate), the compromise between large and small states known as the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise, and the 3/5 compromise which determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.
a president and a supreme court - apex
During the US Constitutional Convention there was a debate about outlawing slavery and or other means to reduce slavery. The Southern colonies-States threatened to walk out of the Convention if there was to be an outlawing of slavery. A compromise was agreed upon whereby in 1808, no more slaves could enter the new USA.
To create a so called "new" government for the United States.
9 states 9 states
nothing. They agreed to keep slavery and kick out the British
nothing. They agreed to keep slavery and kick out the British
At the Constitutional Convention, the delegates agreed to the Connecticut Compromise. The compromise stated that representation in the House would be proportional based on population, and that each state would be represented equally in the Senate.
Representation in congress.
1. People are free to make their own government. 2. No one should be able to ignore the law. 3. The government has limits.
The major compromises that the delegates agreed to make were The Connecticut Compromise, The Three-Fifths Compromise, and The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.
address the issue of population differences among the states
ratification by the states -apex
The major compromises that the delegates agreed to make were The Connecticut Compromise, The Three-Fifths Compromise, and The Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.
The three-fifths Compromise stating that only part of the slave population would count toward representation was one of many compromises agreed to by the delegates at the Constitutional Convention, which resulted in the creation of the United States Constitution. The Three-fifths Compromise was proposed by delegates James Wilson and Roger Sherman during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention, held May 25 to September 17, 1787, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.
Daniel shays delegates then the bill of rights
At the Constitutional Convention, some of the key issues that were agreed upon include the establishment of a strong federal government with separate branches (executive, legislative, judicial), the creation of a bicameral legislature (with a House of Representatives and a Senate), the compromise between large and small states known as the Great Compromise or Connecticut Compromise, and the 3/5 compromise which determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.