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In censuses, slaves counted as three-fifths (3/5) of a person.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 11y agoMore states had slaves than others, in that case they wanted a higher population because of it.
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What attempts did north and the south make to compromise?
They made the Missouri Compromise and the Compromise of 1850.
Which compromise led to the establishment of a congress with a senate and a House of Representives?
Compromise of 1787 (the Great Compromise)
What is the table setting of compromise service?
compromise service
What compromise made at the constitutional convention helped shape the national government?
The Great Compromise and the 3/5 compromise
Who created the compromise if 1820 and 1850?
Henry Clay was the one who drafted the compromise of 1850 and the Missouri compromise of 1820.
What did the threefifths compromise do?
allowed the slave states to count a slave as three-fifths of a person
The ThreeFifths Compromise determined how population would be counted for?
The Three-Fifths Compromise determined how population would be counted for....? Representation in Congress and also direct taxes on the population of the states.
What was the subject of the great compromise?
The form of the legislative branch
Which of these is a compromise of two proposals for representation that were presented to the Constitutional Convention?
The Connecticut Compromise -Apex
What has the author John Nelson written?
John Nelson has written: 'A discourse on the proposed repeal of the Missouri compromise' -- subject(s): Missouri compromise, Slavery
Area seeking statehood that was the subject of Henry clay's first compromise?
Missouri
What has the author Mark Joseph Stegmaier written?
Mark Joseph Stegmaier has written: 'Texas, New Mexico, and the Compromise of 1850' -- subject(s): Boundaries, Compromise of 1850
What compromise lead to the civil war?
the Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850 no it was thethe Missouri compromise, the 3/5 compromise, and the compromise of 1850
Henry clay's compromise became known as what?
The Missouri Compromise The Compromise of 1850 The Kansas-Nebraska Act.
What is an agreement reached in which each side gives up something that it wants?
It is called a compromise. Examples are the Great Compromise, and the Three-Fifths Compromise.
What has the author Edgar Mattisen written?
Edgar Mattisen has written: 'Searching for a dignified compromise' -- subject(s): Boundaries
What has the author Reinhard Bork written?
Reinhard Bork has written: 'Der Vergleich' -- subject(s): Compromise (Law)
