Question

Why would slave states be in favor of counting slaves as part of their total population?
• to have more representation in the Legislative Branch
• to gain more military presence in their areas
• to be required to pay less in taxes
• to charge lower prices for their goods


Which best completes the question mark? *
New Jersey Plan ? Virginia Plan
Great Compromise
• Three-Fifths Compromise
• Northwest Ordinance
• Articles of Confederation

The Northwest Ordinance was an act that provided rules for governing the
Northwest Territory and paved the way for -
industrialization of the northern U.S.
• admission of new states to the Union.
ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
expansion of slavery to northern states.

Answers

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1. Slave states would be in favor of counting slaves as part of their total population primarily **to have more representation in the Legislative Branch**. This was a key issue during the Constitutional Convention, as counting slaves would increase the number of representatives these states had in Congress.

2. The best completion for “New Jersey Plan ? Virginia Plan” is the **Great Compromise** (also known as the Connecticut Compromise), which resolved the conflict between these two plans by establishing a bicameral legislature.

3. The Northwest Ordinance was an act that provided rules for governing the Northwest Territory and paved the way for the **admission of new states to the Union**. It established a framework for new states to be created from the territory and also outlined certain rights for residents, while also setting up a process for statehood.

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