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Why did James Madison propose the Three-Fifths Compromise What was the compromise?
the three - fifths compromise is an agreement made at the constitutional convention between northern states , which owned few slaves .and southern states , which owned many slaves . the states agreed that an enslaved person would count as three - fifths of a person in determining representation in congress.
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TaigaWell, honey, James Madison proposed the Three-Fifths Compromise during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 because the Southern states wanted to count their enslaved population for representation in Congress. The compromise stated that each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person for both taxation and representation purposes. It was a messed up solution to a messed up situation, but hey, that's history for you.
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The Great Compromise.
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