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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.
the convention was scheduled because the congress agreed with the delegates the convention would have
nothing. They agreed to keep slavery and kick out the British
a president and a supreme court - apex
nothing. They agreed to keep slavery and kick out the British
Representation in congress.
address the issue of population differences among the states
ratification by the states -apex
Slave Trade
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.
Another convention to begin in may Congress agreed with the delegates and stated the convention would have the "sole and express purpose of revising the Articles of Confederation."
Delegates agreed to gather at what is called the at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in May 1787. They were to revise the Articles. They decided instead to write a document that created an entirely new and stronger national government.