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Do Slaves Count as People?
Some states with small amount of people but high slave trade asked;How should slaves be counted in the lower
house? There was much debate but finally they decided that every enslaved person equaled 3/5 of a free person.That means every
five slaves eualed 3 free people!
What rights do the states have? Individuals?
Both the states and the people wondered; what rights do we have?
What about Native Americans?
Many people puzzled;What do we do with the indians? Kill them? Move them? Banish them? They resolved on moveing
them around. Many died of fetigue and illness.
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How will power be shared?
The federal and state governments wanted to know; How will power be shared between us? The federal Government
came up with a Virginia Plan, based on proportional represtntation. It came up with a two house legeslature, a upper house
and a lower house. The lower house was elected by the people and the upper house was elected by the lower house. There would
be a President and a courts system too. The State came up with a New Jersey plan, based on equal representation. It planned
on a weak executiv, or president,and a one house legeslature. Eventually they decided to combine the two plans in the
Great Compromise. It had two houses, the upper:senate and the lower:proportional. The senate was equal, and proportional,
well... proportional. The compromise also had an executive(president) and courts.
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