Representation was such a thorny issue because it was what made up all legislation. Without representation, there would be no ability to make laws, impose taxes, and so on.
The issue was the apportioning of legislative representation.
The issue of slavery at the Constitutional Convention was fundamentally about power and representation. Southern states sought to protect and maintain their slave-based economies, which influenced their demand for slaves to be counted as part of the population for representation in Congress. This led to compromises, such as the Three-Fifths Compromise, where each enslaved person would count as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes. Ultimately, the debate highlighted the deep divisions over slavery that would continue to affect the nation.
The Stamp Act crisis shifted the primary issue for Americans from mere taxation to broader questions of representation and governance. Colonists began to argue that they should not be taxed by a Parliament in which they had no representation, encapsulated in the slogan "No taxation without representation." This crisis fostered a growing sense of unity among the colonies and laid the groundwork for future resistance against British rule, ultimately leading to the American Revolution.
don't get mad at me if i am wrong but i think its- they demanded representation in parliament...
Taxation without representation and the king was unfair to the people and religiuous pilgrims were angered and moved.
representation of the states in congress
Representation was such a difficult issue to resolve because it consisted all legislation.
Representation was such a difficult issue to resolve because it consisted all legislation.
Texas sought annexation by the United States.
representation in Congress
The issue of representation led to the Connecticut (or great) compromise.
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It wasn't
The Great Compromise of the Convention is the convection that was made to in order to solve the issue of kind of slaves for representation and taxation.
Representation in Congress :)
they had the civl war
Apportionment