Roger Sherman
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787 serious differences about representation were resolved by creating a bicameral legislature.
The Thee-Fifths Compromise
The issue was the apportioning of legislative representation.
The Constitutional Convention dealt with slavery issue in a conclusive manner. The addressed the rights of the slaves and their right to own property among other contentious issues.
Roger Sherman
Roger Sherman
At the Constitutional Convention of 1787 serious differences about representation were resolved by creating a bicameral legislature.
The Thee-Fifths Compromise
roger sherman
The issue was the apportioning of legislative representation.
Roger Sherman created the Great Compromise! :)
The Constitutional Convention dealt with slavery issue in a conclusive manner. The addressed the rights of the slaves and their right to own property among other contentious issues.
They agreed with the south who owed slaves
The Great Compromise addressed the issue of representation in the legislature. New Jersey favored a set number of representatives regardless of population. Virginia favored a population based system. The Great Compromise established a two body Legislative Branch of Federal government.
How would slaves be counted for in population, voting and taxing. It was chosen that an African American Slave would be counted as 3/5 of a person in terms of taxation and representation.
The delegates of the Virginia Convention