Question

At the constitutional convention, the delegates agreed that slaves would be counted as __________ of a person for determining population for representation in the house of representatives. question 4 options: one-third three-fifths two-thirds four-fifths

Answer 1

The Constitutional Convention was also called "The Federal Convention" and "The Philadelphia Convention", came about between May and September of 1787 in order to tackle issues and weak spots left by the Articles of Confederation in the central government.

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