MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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Question
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CONFLICT over slavery and representation in the House of Representatives?
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Southerners wanted slaves counted as part of the population, BUT northerners DID NOT consider them as part of the population and therefore should not be counted for representation.
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Northerners wanted slaves counted as part of the population, BUT southerners DID NOT consider them as part of the population and therefore should not be counted for representation.
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
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