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Before the 13Th amendment, slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person.

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What amendment made slaves count as one whole person?

The Three-Fifths Compromise, not an amendment, was established in the United States Constitution in 1787 determining that enslaved individuals would be counted as three-fifths of a person for both representation in Congress and taxation purposes.


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Why did the south want slaves to count toward population?

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How many slaves died before reaching the coast?

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Did Rufus King want to count slaves as population?

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Did North Carolina want to count slaves as population?

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Was family important to the slaves?

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Why did the southern states want to count slaves as part of their populations?

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What compromise stated that slaves would count as part of a person for taxes and representation compromise stated that slaves would count as part of a person for taxes and representation?

I think it was the 3/5th compromise


Why would the compromise on counting slaves be called the three-fifths compromise?

Instead of counting all slaves for population to determine electoral votes, they only counted slaves as 3/5 of a person to calculate the electoral votes. Before this they didn't count any of the slaves as part of the population when calculating electoral votes.