Write a research paper outlining your thoughts on whether you believe the North and South came out on equal footing in this situation or if one side ended up with the better bargain. Talk about it.

Write a research paper outlining your thoughts on whether you believe the North and South came out on equal footing in this situation or if one side ended up with the better bargain. Talk about it.During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, several compromises were agreed to between the Northern and Southern States. Let’s focus on three specific compromises:

Three-Fifths Compromise

The Southern states wanted to count each slave as a whole person when it came to representation. The North didn’t want the South to be able to count slaves at all, since Southerners considered slaves to be property. In the Three-Fifths Compromise, the South was allowed to count each slave as 3/5 of a person, for purposes of representation, which resulted in how many representatives each state had in Congress.

Slave Trade Compromise

The North didn’t want a slave trade. The South did. The compromise was that the North got a ten-dollar tax per head on each slave, and the South was able to keep the slave trade and there would not be a vote on it for at least 20 years.

Commerce Compromise

The North wanted to tax imports and exports. The South did not. The compromise was that imports would be taxed, and exports would not.

Instructions:
Step 1: Post your reply to this prompt in a paragraph or two.

Example…
Prompt: A compromise means that both sides get something out of it while making concessions to the other side. Do you think the North and South came out equally here, or did one side get the better end of the deal? Discuss.

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