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The three-fifths compromise settled the issue of how slaves will be counted when appropriating taxes in the Union. The agreement was that slave states would pay extra taxes because every slave is counted as 3/5 of a freeman. The reason for this is that it was calculated that a slave is only 3/5's productive as a freeman. It also stipulated that they wouldn't talk about the issue of slavery until 1808
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∙ 6y agoThe Three-fifths Compromise was proposed by delegates James Wilson and Roger Sherman during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention. It was added as Article 1, Section 2, Paragraph 3 to the United States Constitution . It stated:
- Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.
It was superseded and thereby rescinded by the 14th Amendment in 1868.
This Compromise and amendment stated that only 3/5 of the number of slaves would be counted. This was important for two purposes, which were: counting slaves in this manner (the first time this was being done with slaves for Congressional purposes) would factor into how many seats each state would have for the following decade (10 years) in the United States House of Representatives. Plus, population statistics in general determine what percentage each state would bear for the nation's direct tax burden.
Delegates opposed to slavery generally wished to count only the free inhabitants of each state. Delegates supportive of slavery, on the other hand, generally wanted to count slaves in their actual numbers. Since slaves themselves could not vote, slaveholders would thus have the benefit of increased representation in the House and the Electoral College. The final compromise of counting "all other persons" as only three-fifths of their actual numbers reduced the power of the slave states relative to the original southern proposals, but increased it over the northern position.
This seems arcane in hindsight, as none of the slaves could actually vote. However, the result of counting "all other persons" as only three-fifths of their actual numbers meant the Southern States ended up with lower numbers of Representatives and Northern States ended up with more Representatives. While it increased Northern States' tax burden overall, the North had more businesses and industries than the poorer Southern States.
Back in early American history, we Americans had a heavily debated issue over whether or not to count the southern slaves as part of the south's population. doing so, this would results in a very large majority in the House of Representatives, for Virginia. To avoid this, Congress came to a conclusion that all slaves would count as three fifths of a person when doing a census. How insulting this must of been!? :l
Formally known as the Three-Fifths Compromise, a clause to allow a slave to be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of taxation and representation in the Congress. It was proposed in July 1787 during the drafting of the U.S. Constitution at the Constitutional Convention. It was negated by the http://www.answers.com/topic/amendment-xiii-to-the-u-s-constitution.
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∙ 9y agoThe Three-Fifths compromise debated if Southern black slaves should be counted in deciding how many representatives a state was entitled to. It was decided that each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a human being.
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∙ 13y agoevery five slaves count as three ppl... every slave is 3/5 of a regular person
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∙ 12y agoit said that African American slaves were only worth 3/5 of a person to make voting fair when the U.S government was being created
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What attempts did north and the south make to compromise?
They made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
Which compromise led to the establishment of a congress with a senate and a House of Representives?
Compromise of 1787 (the Great Compromise)
What is the table setting of compromise service?
compromise service
What compromise made at the constitutional convention helped shape the national government?
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 compromise
Who created the compromise if 1820 and 1850?
Henry Clay was the one who drafted the compromise of 1850 and the Missouri compromise of 1820.
What did the threefifths compromise do?
allowed the slave states to count a slave as three-fifths of a person
The ThreeFifths Compromise determined how population would be counted for?
The Three-Fifths Compromise determined how population would be counted for....? Representation in Congress and also direct taxes on the population of the states.
What compromise lead to the civil war?
the Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850 no it was thethe Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850
Henry clay's compromise became known as what?
The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
What is an agreement reached in which each side gives up something that it wants?
It is called a compromise. Examples are the Great Compromise, and the Three-Fifths Compromise.
What is the correct chronological order of these eventsCompromise of 1850, Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise,Emancipation Proclamation?
Three-Fifths Compromise, Missouri Compromise, Compromise of 1850, Emancipation Proclamation
To reach an agreement by having each party give up some of what it wants?
settlement reached when two arguing groups to give some things
When each side gives in a little to reach an agreement?
Negotiated compromise
What is a bundle of compromise?
The bundle of compromise was a name for the US Constitution mainly because of the Great compromise and the 3/5 compromise
What did the great compromise or Connecticut compromise decide?
The great Compromise, or Connecticut Compromise, set up Congress by havin a fight.
Compromise in a sentence?
Nadia made a compromise with Jeff to not fight. Compromise means:agreement
A good number of Examples with the word compromise?
Examples with the word "compromise" and other variants: "You've comprised the mission." "Don't compromise the plan." "What we've done was a compromise between the two of us." "We need to learn how to compromise." "He won't compromise his morals." "Despite her hatred of him, she agreed to compromise." "The oversight caused a compromise of the machine."
