Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787. Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant. What was James Wilson’s most notable contribution to the drafting of the Constitution?

James Wilson's most notable contribution to the Constitutional Convention was a. the Three-Fifths Compromise.

During the Constitutional Convention, the North wanted to count only those that were free as part of the population of the United States. The South were opposed to this and wanted their enslaved people to be counted as well even if they would not be allowed to vote.

The reason they wanted this was:

After much argument, James Wilson suggested the three-fifths compromise which would count every 5 enslaved people as 3 people. The South accepted this.

In conclusion, James Wilson's suggestion ended the debate about enslaved people being used to prop up the population of the South but gave the North one more reason to push for emancipation.

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The options for this question are:

a. the Three-Fifths Compromise

b. the Virginia Plan

c. the Great Compromise

d. the New Jersey Plan

James Wilson's most notable contribution to the drafting of the Constitution was framing the new Constitution.

Explanation:

james wilson was one of the foundating fathers of the united states, and as a founding father, he played a huge role in framing the new constitution for the united states. thanks to him, the constitution took better shape and structure. when wilson was alive he was also a famous lawmaker and even president george washington (another founding father) recognized how talented wilson was.

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