The issue of who would be represented in government was the hot topic of the time. Many questions were placed before the Continental Congress.
| How would the population of people be represented? | The population would be represented by the lower house in Congress. |
| Who could vote? | White landowning males were able to vote. |
| Would slaves be counted as part of a state's population? | Enslaved persons would count as 3/5th of a free person. |
These issues needed to be settled, and the states needed to make compromises.
