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How were slaves eventually counted for representation in the three-fifth compromise?
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The three-fifths compromise was created to resolve the issue on how to count blacks into populations. The thought was that blacks were worth three-fifths of a white working male, so each black was counted as 3/5 of a man.
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What Compromise settled the dispute of how slaves should be counted for the purpose of representation?
The Three-Fifths Compromise
Number of slaves counted for representation in the constitution?
it is a Compromise, which stipulates that three/fifths of the slave population would be counted for purposes of representation.
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.
How did the Three-Fifths compromise affect the population of each state?
Every slave was counted as three-fifths of a person.
The three fifth compromise determined how population would be counted?
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 was the compromise that dealt with the northern states' concern of southern states using slaves as part of the counted population thus influencing their representation in congress?
One-Half Compromise was the compromise that dealt with the Northern States concern of the Southern States using slaves as part of the counted population thus influencing their representation in Congress.
What agreement detrmined the guidelines by which enslaved persons would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation?
The Three-Fifths Compromise.
What agreement determined the guidelines by which enslaved persons would be counted for purpose of taxation and representation?
Three fifts compromise
The compromise between the north and south states over counting the slaves was called?
The Three-Fifths Compromise this compromise ment that for every 5 slaves 3 of them would be counted for taxation and representation.
What was the goal of the three fifths compromise?
The three-fifths compromise was necessary in order to gain the support of both the Northern and Southern states for how slaves would be counted for the purpose of apportioning representation in the U.S. House of Representatives. Taxation was also affected by this apportionment but the main issue was representation. If slaves were counted as a whole person, the South would have a larger representation; if slaves didn't count at all, the North would have a larger representation. So to satisfy each side, the Constitution stated that slaves would be counted as 3/5ths of a person; a compromise between the two extremes.
Which political question was addressed by the Three -Fifths Compromise?
How would slaves be counted for in population, voting and taxing. It was chosen that an African American Slave would be counted as 3/5 of a person in terms of taxation and representation.
What is the main idea of three fifths compromise?
Three-fifths of a state's slave population counted toward representation and taxation.
