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The "Great Compromise," literally.

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The great compromise reached at the constitutional convention focused on?

The main focus of the Great Compromise at the Constitutional Convention concerned how states were to be represented in the U.S. Congress. It is also referred to as Sherman's Compromise.


Which states would gain the most representation in Congress from the Three-Fifth Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention?

States with a large number of slaves.


When did the Connecticut compromise happen?

The Connecticut Compromise was reached at the Constitutional Convention that took place in 1787. It was a compromise regarding the representation each state was entitled to under the US Constitution.


In addition to the Three-Fifths Compromise what other compromise was reached at the convention regarding slavery?

The Connecticut Compromise was reached at the convention regarding slavery


What was the Connecticut compromise known as?

The Connecticut Compromise, also known as the Great Compromise, was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787. It resolved a dispute between larger and smaller states by creating a bicameral legislature, consisting of the House of Representatives, where representation is based on population, and the Senate, where each state has equal representation with two Senators. This compromise established a framework that balanced the interests of both populous and less populous states, ultimately shaping the structure of the U.S. Congress.


What compromise regarding slavery was reached by the delegates at the 1787 constitutional convention?

The three fifths compromise


Describe two other compromises worked out during the constitutional convention?

The three-fifths compromise was an agreement between Southern and Northern states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, during which the basic framework of the United States was established. Under this compromise, slaves were counted as three-fifths of a human being for the purpose of taxation and representation in Congress. Southerns states were given more seats in Congress and began to dominate the Presidency, the Speakership of the House, and the Supreme Court in the period prior to the Civil War. The Great Compromise gave the states equal representation in the Senate and representation to population in the House. It also established the electoral college for electing the U.S. presideng. The great compromise forbade Congress to abolish the slave trade before 1808.


Describe compromise the delegates reached concerning representation. By what name was this compromise known?

I believe it is called the three fifths compromise.


What two compromises were reached over the issue of the slave trade?

Two compromises reached over the issue of the slave trade were the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted slaves as three-fifths of a person for representation in Congress, and the Constitutional Compromise of 1808, which allowed the United States to ban the importation of slaves in 1808.


This compromise at the convention led to the process by which the president is elected?

At the Constitutional Convention, there was a compromise reached on the process by which the President is elected. The final proposal was written by Madison and described the electoral college process.


What was the 3 to 5 compromise?

The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the enumerated population of slaves would be counted for representation purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives.


Describe the compromise the delegates reached concerning representation by what name was this compromise known?

The compromise was known as the Connecticut Compromise. They reached this compromise by the delegates debating and then they came up with a legislature with two houses: the House of Representatives and the Senate. This is all about my homework ! lol ! i need help too !