James Wilson's most notable contribution to the Constitutional Convention was a. the Three-Fifths Compromise.
During the Constitutional Convention, the North wanted to count only those that were free as part of the population of the United States. The South were opposed to this and wanted their enslaved people to be counted as well even if they would not be allowed to vote.
The reason they wanted this was:
- it would give them more representation in the House of Representatives which granted seats to states based on population
- it would enable them to have more influence in electing a president as the electoral college is based on seats in the House of Representatives.
After much argument, James Wilson suggested the three-fifths compromise which would count every 5 enslaved people as 3 people. The South accepted this.
In conclusion, James Wilson's suggestion ended the debate about enslaved people being used to prop up the population of the South but gave the North one more reason to push for emancipation.
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The options for this question are:
a. the Three-Fifths Compromise
b. the Virginia Plan
c. the Great Compromise
d. the New Jersey Plan
