hey i really really really need help with this paragraph..its on the great compromise basically plzz help me..

Question

On July 16, the convention adopted the Great compromise that granted each state an equal voice in the upper house. In the lower house, representation would be according to population. The 3/5 compromise was accepted by the northern and southern delegates so that both states could come to an agreement of how slaves were counted in the population. If all the slaves were counted, Southern states would gain more legislative power by means of more representatives. The states also clashed over control of commerce. Northern delegates favored giving the national government the power to regulate all trade with foreign nations and making the states while southern deleted opposed such broad powers. The southern economy depended on exports of rice, tobacco and other products to Europe and to northern states. They also feared that if the national government imposed tariffs, overseas buyers would have to pay more for southern agricultural products. On July 26, 1787, a committee of five delegates began drafting the constitution. They presented it to the full convention on August 6. On September 17, 1787 the committee presented to the other delegates the final version of the constitution, neatly handwritten by gouverneus Pennsylvania. Some of the 55 delegates had already left Philadelphia but of the 42 remains, 39 signed it. With the convention over, the constitution went to congress and then to states for ratification.

Answer 1

I just reworded some of what you had. Just thought I'd give you some other ideas... good luck!

On July 16, 1787, the convention adopted the Great Compromise which granted each state an equal voice in the upper house. In the lower house, representation would be according to population. Since representation in the House of Representatives was to be based on population, a debate arose over whether slaves should be counted in a state’s population. States with slaves wanted to count all of their slaves in the state’s population because that would yield more representatives in Congress. The opponents of slavery, noting that slaves had no rights of citizenship including the right to vote, argued that slaves should not be counted for purposes of representation. In the end, the compromise was to count three-fifths of the state’s slaves in the total population. The states also clashed over control of commerce. Northern delegates favored giving the national government the power to regulate all trade with foreign nations, while southern delegates opposed such broad powers. The southern economy depended on exports of rice, tobacco and other products to Europe and to northern states. They also feared that if the national government imposed tariffs, overseas buyers would have to pay more for southern agricultural products. On July 26, 1787, a committee of five delegates began drafting the Constitution. They presented it to the full convention on August 6. On September 17, 1787 the committee presented to the other delegates the final version of the Constitution, neatly handwritten by Gouverneur Morris of Pennsylvania. Some of the 55 delegates had already left Philadelphia, but of the 42 remaining delegates, 39 signed the Constitution. With the convention over, the Constitution went to Congress and then to states for ratification.

Answer 2

It flows until here. So i rewrote it.
If all the slaves were counted, Southern states would gain more legislative representatives, which meant more power.The states also clashed over control of commerce. Northern delegates favored giving the national government the power to regulate all trade with foreign nations, the Southerns did not. The South is more agricultural and feared high tariffs.
Then again down here.
On July 26, 1787, a committee of five delegates began drafting the constitution. They presented it to the convention on August 6. On September 17, 1787 the committee presented the final version of the constitution, neatly handwritten. Some of the 55 delegates had already left Philadelphia but of the 42 remains, 39 signed it. With the convention over, the constitution went to congress and then to states for ratification.

Answer 3

You're talking about the Constitutional Convention, the basic act in creating a country out of 13 states. I can only guess, though, at what you are asking. Is it why a slave counted as .6 person? That was obviously a compromise and a necessary one to get the thing adopted. There were northerners who actually wanted abolition of slavery altogether, but there was no CNN at the time, and we're talking about 13 very different societies coming together.

Answer 4

So whats your questions? lol