At the Constitutional Convention, delegates from the southern states wanted to count slaves for the purpose of representation in the lower chamber (the House of Representatives), but delegates from the northern states wanted to count slaves for the purpose of taxation. A compromise was struck at the convention on this issue. It was known as what?   a. The Great Compromise   b. The New Jersey Compromise   c. The Three-fifths Compromise   d. The Connecticut Compromise   e. The Moral Compromise

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At the Constitutional Convention, delegates from the southern states wanted to count slaves for the purpose of representation in the lower chamber (the House of Representatives), but delegates from the northern states wanted to count slaves for the purpose of taxation. A compromise was struck at the convention on this issue. It was known as what?

  a.

The Great Compromise

  b.

The New Jersey Compromise

  c.

The Three-fifths Compromise

  d.

The Connecticut Compromise

  e.

The Moral Compromise

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A constitutional conference is a meeting for the reason of r revising an present charter or writing a  new charter . Members of a constitutional conference (which is also known  as "delegates" to a constitutional conference) are often, though now no longer always or entirely, elected through famous vote.

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