slaves were viewed as property not as people
five slaves will be counted as 3 people
Slaves were counted as three-fifth's of a single person.
was slaves counted as people or property
the slaves would be counted by THREE FIFTHS.....................................
3/5. Three slaves were counted for every 5 white people. 3/5. Three slaves were counted for every 5 white people.
Slaves counted as two-thirds of a person.
They were counted as three fifths of a person.
Slaves were counted by population by three-fifths of a person.
counted as 3/4 of person
Because slaves were not considered to be of 'equal' value, it was to be agreed upon that they would be counted as 1/2 a person. for example, 2 slaves = 1 person 4 slaves = 2 people 6 slaves = 3 people
William Blount believed that slaves should be counted as part of the population for the purpose of determining representation in Congress and for the allocation of taxes. He supported the Three-Fifths Compromise, where slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person for these purposes.
Every 5 slaves woulde counted as three people