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By: Kyra Leibowitz

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The constitutional convention was in 1787. There were 55 delegates from 12 of the 13 colonies, and Rhode Island didn't come.

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They agreed on 2 houses of congress. They are the Senate and the House of Representatives.

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Each state has a certain number of representatives. It is based on the states population.

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Each state has an equal number of senators. They each get 2. Since there are 50 states, we have 100 senators.

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3/5 of slaves counted towards the population. The slave owners also had to pay taxes for 3/5 of each slave. 5 slaves= 3 people in counting population

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The north agreed to wait 20 years to vote on the topic of banning slaves. So slave traders could legally import slaves.