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Answer
1.
2. Under which plan was the number of
representatives based on population?
3.
5. What is the name of the compromise
that solved the issue of representation
in Congress?
1. Constitutional Convention
2.
3. New Jersey Plan
4. compromise
5.
6. Three-Fifths Compromise

Answer 1

This question is about the compromises made during the Constitutional Convention regarding representation in Congress.

Step-by-step explanation:

The subject of this question is History. It is asking about the compromises made during the Constitutional Convention regarding representation in Congress. The grade level is Middle School.

The New Jersey Plan was a proposal that suggested each state should have an equal number of representatives in Congress. This would have given smaller states more power. The answer to question 2 is the Virginia Plan, which proposed that the number of representatives should be based on population, giving larger states more power.

The Three-Fifths Compromise was a solution to the issue of counting enslaved individuals for representation. It determined that each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of taxation and representation in Congress.

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