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Three fifts compromise
was slaves counted as people or property
To settle the question of how slaves were to be counted by the U.S. Census Bureau, whose constitutionally mandated work directly affects congressional representation and taxation, the Three-Fifths Compromise was adopted. Each slave was counted as three fifths of a person.
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.
Yes, they wanted to include slaves within their population because it would allow more representatives to be able to join Congress and speak the "voice" of the Southern states.
Three fifts compromise
The Three-Fifths Compromise.
Northern states objected because enslaved people were legally considered property. So, some argued that as property, Slaves should be counted for taxation but not representations.
was slaves counted as people or property
Under the 3/5ths Compromise, each enslaved person was counted as three fifths of a free person for population reasons. This was especially true when it came to determining taxation and legislative representation for slave holding states.
then, there was representation by population and the law around that time stated that three-fifths of a slave would be counted in population. it was called the three-fifths compromise.
To settle the question of how slaves were to be counted by the U.S. Census Bureau, whose constitutionally mandated work directly affects congressional representation and taxation, the Three-Fifths Compromise was adopted. Each slave was counted as three fifths of a person.
When counting people to determine representation, a slave was counted as three fifths of a person.
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.
Three-fifths of a state's slave population counted toward representation and taxation.
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.
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.