The Great Compromise settled matters of representation in the federal government. The Three-Fifths Compromise settled matters of representation when it came to the enslaved population of southern states and the importation of enslaved Africans. The Electoral College settled how the president would be elected.
The Great Compromise– Bicameral Legislature – Based on ideas found in Alexander Hamilton’s British Plan. Having a two-house legislature allowed for both parties to be satisfied and created the House of Representatives and the Senate.
3/5 Compromise– A compromise that defined that one slave was the equivalent of 3/5 of a free person in terms of legislative representation.
