At the Constitutional Convention of 1787, delegates addressed the issue of slave population through the Three-Fifths Compromise. This agreement allowed states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population when apportioning representation in Congress and determining taxation. This compromise aimed to balance the interests of slaveholding states with those opposed to slavery, ultimately shaping the political power dynamics in the new government. The compromise highlighted the contentious nature of slavery in America, embedding it into the framework of the Constitution.
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Delegates convened the Constitutional Convention to establish a better government and update ideas found in the Articles of Confederation. A growing population as well as lack of control over changing territories were major factors in choosing to meet in 1787.
Representation, population!
The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise reached between delegates from southern states and those from northern states during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention. The debate was over if, and if so, how, slaves would be counted when determining a state's total population for constitutional purposes.
(1787) Agreement worked out at the Constitutional Convention stating that three fifths of the slaves in each state should be counted as part of the state's population for determining representation in the lower house of Congress.
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.
no, the people who attended the constitutional convention were the aristocratic elite of the American population.
The primary conflict of the Constitutional Convention was settling how states would be represented in Congress and whether this would be an equal number or vary based on population. The Connecticut Compromise resolved this issue.
The compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention is known as the Great Compromise, or the Connecticut Compromise. It established a bicameral legislature, with the House of Representatives based on population and the Senate providing equal representation for each state. This compromise balanced the interests of both large and small states in the new government structure.
The Great Compromise
During the Constitutional Convention, the Three-Fifths Compromise was introduced as a means of addressing the representation of slave states. This compromise stipulated that each enslaved individual would be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of determining a state's population and, consequently, its representation in Congress. This arrangement aimed to balance the interests of slave-holding states with those of free states, reflecting the contentious nature of slavery in the formation of the United States government.
They supported a government that had equal representation for all states and had a one house legislature so states with more population wouldn't get more representation in the government