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Another issue that had to be resolved in the creation of the Question Blank 1 of 8
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was regarding how population would be counted, particularly for representation in the new Congress. Remember that the Question Blank 2 of 8
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created a 2-house Congress: the Question Blank 3 of 8
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would contain two representatives from every state, while the Question Blank 4 of 8
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would have its members based on the population of a state.

But in many states, a large percentage of the population consisted of slaves, who were not considered citizens. How should they be counted in terms of determining the representation a state would receive in part of Congress? Question Blank 5 of 8
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states did not want any slaves counted for the purposes of representation, only free citizens. However, Question Blank 6 of 8
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states believed slaves SHOULD figure towards Congressional representation.

After much debate, the two sides reached a compromise, which became known as the Question Blank 7 of 8
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. This said that for every five slaves in a state, three would be counted as population for purposes of determining congressional representation. But remember: this did NOT mean that any slaves could vote or were considered to be Question Blank 8 of 8
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. Slaves were still treated as property in slave-holding states and had no legal rights.

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1) Constitution
2) Great Compromise
3) Senate
4) House of Representatives
5) Northern (states)
6) Southern (states)
7) Three-Fifths Compromise
8) citizens