1. What conclusions can you draw about population using the chart below?
Northern States
State
Total Population
Total Free Population
Slave Population
% of Population
Connecticut
237,655
235,007
2,648 1%
Massachusetts
378,556 0%
New Hampshire
141,899
141,742
157
.1%
New Jersey
184,139
172,716
11,423 6%
New York
340,241
319,048
21,193
Pennsylvania
433,611
429,904
3,707
.8%
Rhode Island
69,112
68,154
958

2. How do the southern states differ from the northern states?
Total Population
Total Free Population
Slave Population
Delaware
59,096
50,209
8,887
15%
Georgia
82,548
53,284
29,264
25%
Maryland
319,728
216,692
103,036
32%
North Carolina
395,005
294,222
100,783
26%
South Carolina
247,073
142,979
104,094
42%
Virginia
747,550
454,923
292,627
39%
Not Including Slaves—
Total Northern Population: 1,745,127
Total Southern Population: 1,212,309

3. In 1781, delegates met at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia to revise the Articles of Confederation. However, they decided that instead of revising, they should replace it with a whole new Constitution.

4. The 2 big questions became….
How should slaves be counted in representation?
How should states be represented in the legislature?

5. How should states be represented in the legislature?32
Great Compromise:
2 house legislature—
1. House of Representatives: states are represented based on population size
2. Senate: Each state, no matter what size, would have 2 representatives 2
Texas Population: 26,448,193
Rhode Island Population: 1,050,292 2 2

6. How should slaves be counted in representation?
3/5 Compromise:
Every 5 slaves would count as 3 free persons for both taxation and representation.
FREE PERSON
SLAVES