Speaker 1: We delegates from the large states believe that representation should be based on population. States with more people should have more representatives. Speaker 2: Slaves should be counted because they are an important part of our state populations, and Congress should not be able to stop us from importing slaves to work on our plantations.

Speaker 3: We delegates from the small states insist upon a legislature in which each state receives equal representation.

Speaker 4: Congress should tax imports so that foreign goods will not be cheaper than our manufactured products.

The concerns addressed by all of the speakers led to the event in writing the —

Declaration of Independence

Declaration of Independence,

Bill of Rights

Bill of Rights,

Articles of Confederation

Articles of Confederation,

United States Constitution