DEBATES AND COMPROMISES

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DEBATES AND COMPROMISES

• Chapter 9, Lesson 3

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The states were willing to give some authority to
the national government under the new federal
system.

• True or False?

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The delegates decided all the states should have
an equal vote in Congress.

• True or False?

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The delegates to the Constitutional Convention
decided states could count five Africans as only
three people for representation and tax purposes.

• True or False?

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George Mason, a slave owner, believed that over
time all slaves should be educated and set free.

• True or False?

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COMPROMISE
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REPRESENTATION IN CONGRESS
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VIRGINIA PLAN

• The number of representatives in Congress from
  each state would be based on state population.

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NEW JERSEY PLAN

• Each state would have the same number of
  representatives in Congress.

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THE GREAT COMPROMISE

• Representation in the House would be based on the
  population of the states.
• Representation in the Senate would be the same
  for all states.
• All bills dealing with taxes would start in the
  House of Representatives.

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COUNTING SLAVES
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NORTHERN PLAN

• Slaves would not be included in state population
  counts.

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SOUTHERN PLAN

• Slaves would be included in state population
  counts.

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THE THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE

• Three-fifths of all slaves living in a state
  would be counted for purposes of representation
  and taxation.

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THE SLAVE TRADE
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SOUTHERN PLAN

• The slave trade would not be stopped.

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NORTHERN PLAN

• The slave trade would be stopped.

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THE COMPROMISE OVER THE SLAVE TRADE

• Congress would be given the authority to make
  laws controlling trade but could not stop the
  slave trade for at least 20 years.