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The three-fifths compromise gave the southern states an advantage by giving them a higher population with three-fifths of slaves counted. This in return gave the south more delegates in the House if Representatives which gave them political control

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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.


The compromise of 1877 required that federal troops do what?

Leave the southern states immediately


Which states benefited most from the three-fifths compromise why?

Southern States. (NovaNet)


What was the name of the compromise that convinced slave-holding Southern states to join the Union?

compromise of 1820


What was the name of the compromise that convinced slave holding southern states to join the union?

compromise of 1820


Who was the three fifths compromise for?

The Northern and Southern states, and the slaves


Under the Great Compromise small states were given an advantage in the?

Senate


What compromise did north and south reach?

The compromises that the Northern and Southern states reached were the Great Compromise and the Three-Fifths Compromise.~A.K. =)


What did the compromise of 1877 require the troops?

Leave the southern states immediately


What was the main purpose of the compromise?

to increase the power of the southern states in congress.


What slave act was added to this compromise to please southern states?

The Fugitive Slave Act was added to the Compromise of 1850 to please southern states. This act required that all runaway slaves be returned to their owners, even if they were in free states.