MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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they had very small populations
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they had very large populations
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they had a warm climate
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they had large populations of slaves
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Detailed explanation-1: -It benefitted Southern states to include enslaved people in their population counts, as that calculation would give them more seats in the House of Representatives and thus more political power.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Three-Fifths Compromise made it so that there were more Southern electors than there would have been had slave population not been counted, giving Southern power more influence in presidential elections.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Three-Fifths compromise gave southern states disproportionate representation in the House of Representatives relative to free states, thereby helping the southern states to preserve slavery.
Detailed explanation-4: -Answer and Explanation: The Three-Fifths Compromise, reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, benefited slave states. During the convention, there was disagreement about whether slaves should count toward a state’s population.
Detailed explanation-5: -EXPLANATION: One of the Founders’ compromises about slavery was to continue the slave trade for at least 20 years. Which region benefited most from the Three-Fifths Compromise? EXPLANATION: The Three-Fifths Compromise counted three free people for every five slaves, providing more Congressional seats to the South.