slaves were viewed as property not as people
Slaves were counted as property.
were colonist considered slaves
five slaves will be counted as 3 people
Slaves were counted as three-fifth's of a single person.
was slaves counted as people or property
the slaves would be counted by THREE FIFTHS.....................................
3/5. Three slaves were counted for every 5 white people. 3/5. Three slaves were counted for every 5 white people.
They were counted as three fifths of a person.
Slaves counted as two-thirds of a person.
Slaves were to be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of apportioning seats in the U.S. House of Representatives, as per the Three-Fifths Compromise included in the United States Constitution. This compromise was included during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 as a way to balance the interests of states with differing numbers of enslaved individuals.
Slaves were counted by population by three-fifths of a person.
counted as 3/4 of person
Because slaves were not considered to be of 'equal' value, it was to be agreed upon that they would be counted as 1/2 a person. for example, 2 slaves = 1 person 4 slaves = 2 people 6 slaves = 3 people
Every 5 slaves woulde counted as three people