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When writing the constitution the southern states had the slave population while the northern states didn't and the compromise was added so when counting the population for House representation that the slaves wouldn't be counted as a whole person. The smaller northern states were afraid that the larger south would have too much power in Congress.
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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.
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 amendment made the three-fifths compromise meaningless?
The Thirteenth Amendment, ratified in 1865, made the three-fifths compromise meaningless by abolishing slavery in the United States. The compromise, which counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes, was rendered obsolete as it relied on the institution of slavery. With the abolition of slavery, there was no longer a need for such a compromise regarding representation in Congress.
What is a description of the three fifths compromise?
No.
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.
Number of slaves counted for representation in the constitution?
it is a Compromise, which stipulates that three/fifths of the slave population would be counted for purposes of representation.
