At the Constitutional Convention, the Conflict Between the Eastern and Western

Multiple Choice

At the Constitutional Convention, the conflict between the eastern and western states on the issue of western expansion was settled by:

A) instituting the three-fifths clause in the Constitution.
B) granting each state equal representation in the upper house.
C) permitting slave trade for twenty more years.
D) granting Congress the power to admit new states to the nation.
E) conceding to the lower house the power to initiate funding bills.