COMPROMISES

CONNECTICUT COMPROMISE

• An agreement that large and small states made.
• They would he represented equally.
• Representation would be based on population of each state
• It satisfied small states
• Was important for writting the constitution that it was called great compromise

THREE-FIFTHS COMPROMISE

• An agreement that counted slaves as 3/5 a person for population.
• Was made at constitution convention.
• Before this compromise, Southern States were represented in Congress based on the size of their white population
• It was forbidden to act on the slave trade for a period of at least 20 years

COMMERCE & SLAVE TRADE

• Made at constitution convention.
• Protects slave holders.
• Congress had power to regulate foreign and interstate trade.
• Congress forbidden power to tax the export goods from any statw