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It was used to determine population of states. Southern states had 9 million slaves and the smaller states didn't want them counted in the population so each slave was counted as 3/4 of a person in the census.
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How was the three fifths Compromise related to the Constitutional Convention?
the three fifths compromise was discussed during the constitutional convention
How did the constitutional convention reach a compromise on issue of slavery?
for ever five elslaved people they counted three of them it was called a three- fifth
Which states would gain the most representation in Congress from the Three-Fifth Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention?
States with a large number of slaves.
What was the great compromise and the constitutional convention?
The Constitutional convention and Compromises include the three-fifths compromise, the Great Compromise was between the small states, the Commerce Compromise, Slave Trade Compromise, and the election of the President.
What compromise regarding slavery was reached by the delegates at the 1787 constitutional convention?
The three fifths compromise
What was three fifth comprimise?
The Three Fifths Compromise is one of the most controversial parts and outcomes of the Constitutional Convention. For the allocation of seats in the US House of Representatives, a black person counts for three fifths of a white person.
When did delegates approve Three-Fifths compromise?
During the 1787 United states constitutional convention
What year did three-fifth comprimise take place?
1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, PA.
What three compromises about slavery kept southern delegates from walking out of the constitutional convention?
There was only one compromise regarding slavery and it was the three-fifths compromise which stated that slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of assigning House of Representative seats. Another compromise during the Constitutional convention was the Great compromise which created a bicameral legislature and the creation of the electoral college for Presidential elections.
5-What were the compromises at the Constitutional Convention What competing interests were at stake?
Constitutional Convention mainly suffered the three-Fifths Compromise. Competing interests were state's slaves, Presidential electors, and direct taxes.
What are the three plans presented in the constitutional convention of 1787?
The New Jersey Plan, The Virginia Plan, and the Great Compromise! :)
What document determined how slaves would be counted in a state's population?
The Three-Fifths Compromise (during the Constitutional Convention in 1787).
