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Because of slavery in the south sometimes the slave population outnumbered the whites due to the amount of slaves plantation owners had and the number of plantations and farms. The Three-fifths compromise said that African American slaves counted for 3/5 of a person, and because representation in the house of representatives is based on population, this allowed states with many slaves to gain more representatives in congress.
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What problems was the three fifths Compromise designed solve?
The three-fifths compromise was designed to solve the issue of whether or not slaves should count in the total population. It was determined that each slave would count as three-fifths of one person.
What problems did the three fifths Compromise and the Great Compromise solve?
it solved the issue of how people were going to be represented in government. the three fifths compromise stated that three out of five southern blacks would count as people, and the great compromise set up the bicameral houses of legislation. the house representation based on population, and the senate giving each state two representatives.
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
Why did they have a three-fifths compromise?
The Perpouse of the three-fifths compromise was to make the population fare
How did the north feel about the Three-Fifths Compromise?
The Northern States were pleased by Three-Fifths Compromise.
Delegates at the constitutional conventions of 1787 agreed to the three-fifths compromise to solve a dispute directly to?
Representation in congress.
What compromise was reached over the issue of slave trade?
The compromise that was reached over the issue of slave trade was "Three-Fifths Compromise's.
How was the three fifths Compromise related to the Constitutional Convention?
the three fifths compromise was discussed during the constitutional convention
Was the three fifth compromise fair?
the three fifths compromise was not fair
What was the result of the Connecticut Compromise?
Three-Fifths Compromise
What did three-fifths compromise do?
Allowed a slave to count as Three-Fifths of a person
What is a description of the three fifths compromise?
No.
