Great Compromises
Would the United States of America ever be united if it were not for compromises? I would say the chances are slim. During the early years of the new nation, there was a lot of conflict and turmoil. During the Constitutional Convention of 1786, one of the most essential compromises of the early United States was the Great Compromise. Another compromise that arose at the Constitutional Convention was the Three Fifths Compromise. These two compromises helped to establish the early government issues of the nation. Another compromise that was crucial to the survival of this great nation is the Missouri Compromise. Together these three compromises enabled America to become united. In 1786, fifty-five delegates from twelve of the thirteen states attended the Constitutional Convention. These delegates were there to make changes to the Articles of Confederation, what they did not know was that they would compromise to form a constitution. James Madison from Virginia proposed a plan that called for a three branch government; legislative, judicial, and executive (Notes 2/16/01). This was intended to separate the powers, ensuring that no one group or individual could have too much authority. In this plan was also a system that a
The Three Fifths Compromise would eventually settle the issue. This would favor the larger states. The southern states thought that this was a good deal because explorers reported that the western lands were desert that was unlikely to be settled (Tindall & Shi pp. If is was not for the willingness of our forefathers to compromise and solve the problems in the early stages the United States of America would not be what it is today. It stated that every five slaves would count as three people. Although the Great Compromise settled the issue of the legislature disagreement continued into how each state's population would be counted. Roger Serman resolved this dispute with the help of Ben Franklin when they proposed the Great Compromise. Southern States that had a large slave population wanted the slaves to be counted for representation, but not for taxation (Notes 2/19/01). The livelihood of the present day United States is only possible because of the compromises made in the past. The plan called for membership in the legislature to be based on population (Tindall & Shi pp. In return for the admittance of Missouri as a slave state, the south would have to agree that the rest of the unsettled Louisiana Territory could not be admitted as a slave state. Some fifteen delegates came together and submitted the New Jersey Plan.
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