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What would it do to the house of representatives if slaves were counted in the population of the states?
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In debates leading up the the Three-fifths Compromise southern states argued that?
Slaves should be counted when counting a state’s population to determine representation in congress
Why did southern states want to count their slaves in the census?
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.
Which states wanted slaves to be counted as part of their population?
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.
Compromise that a slave was counted as three-fifths of a person?
The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the enumerated population of slaves would be counted for representation purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives.
What decided how slaves would be counted in a states population?
3/5 vote
Why did the southern states want slaves to count toward their populations?
The Southerners wanted more representatives in the House of Representatives, so they wanted slaves to count as people in order to inflate their numbers. The Northerners argued that since slaves had no rights to elect those representatives, they should not be counted (in order to give Northerners more relative representation). This debate was what resulted in the Three-Fifths Compromise, wherein slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person.
Who wanted salves counted as people and why?
When writing the US Constitution, the slave-holding states wanted to include their slaves when counting their population, because that would give them more representation in the House of Representatives.
What happened in the three fifth compromise?
It was when the southerners wanted to include slaves in the population count even though they wouldn't let them vote. They wanted slaves to be counted because that would increase their states population, therefore giving them more represenatives in the House of Represenatives. The Northerners argued that since the slaves couldn't vote they sound not be counted. So, they agreed that 3/5 of the slaves in the state would be counted in the states population. That became known as the Three-fifths compromise. I am doing this for my homework now
What did the three fifths compromise solve?
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.
How did the Virginia Plan believe slaves should be counted for purposes 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.
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 plan or compromise decided how slaves would be counted in figuring a states population?
3/5 compromise
