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allowed the slave states to count a slave as three-fifths of a person
Southern states wanted to count slaves as part of their populations for the purpose of representation in the United States Congress. By counting slaves as part of the population, southern states could increase their representation in Congress, despite slaves not having the right to vote.
There are not sixteen states on the Southern coastline of the US. I count six. Go to a map of the United States, locate the Southern coast (that's along the Gulf of Mexico) and check the names of the states.
The act that states that slaves would count as 3/5 of a white man. (In terms of population.)
Southern states in the United States wanted slaves to count towards their total population in order to gain more representation in Congress and more electoral votes. This was known as the Three-Fifths Compromise, where every five enslaved persons would count as three individuals in determining representation.
The Southern states in the United States wanted slaves to count in their total population for representation in Congress. This led to the Three-Fifths Compromise in the Constitution, where slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of determining representation in the House of Representatives.
Although slaves couldn't vote, the Southern states wanted to count them for the purpose of increasing their representation in the House of Representatives. The Northern states didn't want to count slaves at all because the South insisted slaves were property and not persons. The Three Fifths Compromise was was just that...a compromise that allowed the South to count three-fifths of the slaves towards their total population which ultimately gave the South greater representation in congress than they would otherwise have had.
The northern states didn't have slavery as the southern states did, and they were smaller. They were afraid that if slaves were counted as part of the population that would give the southern states an advantage when they were represented in Congress. In 1790 35% of the population in VA was slave, so that can make a difference in the balance of power between states.
Southern states wanted to count slaves because the House of Representatives is based on population. The census is taken to determine how many representatives each state gets. Since the south was mostly made up of slaves, it would get more representatives if they were counted.
The southern states wanted to count enslaved people as part of their population for political reasons, as it would increase their representation in Congress and help secure more power and influence in national decision-making. This practice also had economic implications as it could potentially increase their share of federal resources and funding.
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The articles of the confederation was the document used to determine how slaves would be counted in a states population. The articles of the confederation were part of the Three Fifths compromise.