Question

1. why did james wilson propose the three - fifths compromise? what was the compromise?

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1. what compromise did the delegates reach on the trade of enslaved people?

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Explanation:

Question 1

• For the proposal's reason, it was about resolving the North - South dispute over slave - based population counting for representation and taxation. For the compromise itself, it was the 3/5 count of slaves for representation and tax purposes.

Question 2

The compromise had two main parts: a ban on the slave trade was delayed until 1808, and there was a fugitive slave provision.

Answer:

To address the question about James Wilson's proposal of the Three - Fifths Compromise:

• Reason for Proposal: James Wilson proposed the Three - Fifths Compromise to resolve the disagreement between states with large slave populations (mostly Southern states) and those with small slave populations (mostly Northern states) over how to count enslaved people for the purposes of determining a state's population for representation in the House of Representatives and for direct taxation. Southern states wanted enslaved people to be fully counted to increase their representation, while Northern states opposed this as enslaved people were not considered citizens with voting rights.
• The Compromise: The Three - Fifths Compromise established that three - fifths of the enslaved population of a state would be counted for both the purposes of apportioning representatives in the House of Representatives and for calculating direct taxes on the states.