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Yes, He successfully persuaded Congress in 1779 to propose a contingent of 3,000 slaves in return for their freedom.
The Connecticut Compromise<span> (also known as the </span>Great Compromise<span> of 1787 or Sherman </span>Compromise<span>) was an agreement that both large and small states reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that in part defined the legislative structure and representation that each state would have under the United States
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