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The Three-Fifths Compromise and Slavery in the Constitution
Investigate how the Constitutional Convention handled representation, taxation, and the preservation of slavery through the Three-Fifths Compromise.
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Foundations of U.S. Government and the Constitution
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Examine the origins, constitutional compromises, three branches, and system of checks and balances that structure the United States government.
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SS.5.1.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesExamine the historical eras, individuals, groups, ideas, and themes in North America from early Indigenous Peoples through the European Age of Exploration/post-Columbian colonization and the establishment of the United States Government.
SS.5.4.2Colorado Social Studies Standards · All agesInvestigate the origins, structures, and functions of the United States government.