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What rules were set in place regarding slavery and the slave trade during the constitutional convention?
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∙ 11y ago
Slave trade wasn't really addressed, but in counting slaves as part of the population a slave was 3/4 of a person. The Southern states still depended on slaves ( VA slave population in 1790 was 35%) and this will grow when the cotton gin was invented.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 11y agoyou can only sell a maximum of 10 black people in one town :) i sold 12
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∙ 8y agoThe issue was tabled except that in counting population slaves would only count as 3/4 a person when it came to representatives. Most of the men at the convention were slave owners.
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the three fifths compromise was discussed during the constitutional convention
Benjamin Franklin was what of Pennsylvania during the constitutional convention?
Representitive
What were John Rutledge's views on slavery during the Constitutional Convention?
wanted congress to leave slave trade alone, and said if it was banished, the southern states would not ratify the constitution.
What nickname was given to James Madison during the constitutional convention?
Father of the Consitution
What did georgians do during the Constitutional Convention of 1865?
During Post Civil War Reconstruction era, Counties in Georgia elected Representatives to the Constitutional Convention of 1865. Baker Ewing Watkins, for instance, a very experienced Kentucky Legislator who had moved south to Georgia prior to the Civil War, was elected to represent Colquitt County in the Georgia Constitutional Convention of 1865. This Georgia Constitutional Convention repealed the Ordinance of Secession and abolished slavery. In December 1865, the Georgia General Assembly ratified the Thirteenth Amendment to the U.S.Constitution ending slavery. Only AFTER this Georgia once again begin to participate in the National Government process with two U.S.Senators elected in Jan 1866 for the first time since 1861. However, Georgia elected Alex. Stephens and Herschel Johnson, Confederates, who were opposed so by the North, that neither were allowed to take their seats. This of course passed eventually.
What controversies regarding slavery arose during the constitutional convention?
whether or not to count them as part of the population when it came to the amount of representatives in the house
What three compromises about slavery kept southern delegates from walking out of the constitutional convention?
There was only one compromise regarding slavery and it was the three-fifths compromise which stated that slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of assigning House of Representative seats. Another compromise during the Constitutional convention was the Great compromise which created a bicameral legislature and the creation of the electoral college for Presidential elections.
Who was America's ambassador to England during the Constitutional Convention time.?
John Adams was the United States' Ambassador to England during the Constitutional Convention
How was the three fifths Compromise related to the Constitutional Convention?
the three fifths compromise was discussed during the constitutional convention
What were the key issues of the Constitutional Convention?
Two of the key issues during the Constitutional Convention were slavery and how the president would be elected. One was decided and one was tabled.
What was George Washington's age during the Constitutional Convention?
Benjamin Franklin was 81 during the convention.
Was Pennsylvania a large state during the Constitutional Convention?
no
Who kept detailed diary at the Constitutional Convention?
James Madison held accurate notes during the constitutional convention
How were the differences settled during the Constitutional Convention in 1787?
Compromise
Benjamin Franklin was what of Pennsylvania during the constitutional convention?
Representitive
Who kept the notes during the constitutional convention?
cassie tatum
What were John Rutledge's views on slavery during the Constitutional Convention?
wanted congress to leave slave trade alone, and said if it was banished, the southern states would not ratify the constitution.
