MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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new states would be created
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states would be represented in the national government
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the armed forces would be controlled
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presidential elections would be conducted
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Detailed explanation-1: -The Great Compromise settled matters of representation in the federal government. The Three-Fifths Compromise settled matters of representation when it came to the enslaved population of southern states and the importation of enslaved Africans.
Detailed explanation-2: -The “Three-fifths Compromise” allowed a state to count three fifths of each Black person in determining political representation in the House. It was an early American effort to avoid the intersectionality of race, class, nationality and wealth for political control.
Detailed explanation-3: -Why did the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise involve so much debate and discussion at the Constitutional Convention? Each state was most concerned for its own interests and needs.
Detailed explanation-4: -Under the compromise, every enslaved American would be counted as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation purposes. This agreement gave the Southern states more electoral power than they would have had if the enslaved population had been ignored entirely.