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No... the 3/5 compromise reduced the power of the south, because it kept them from getting representation for those they refused to allow to vote. The south
by jki275 6y ago
No... the 3/5 compromise reduced the power of the south, because it kept them from getting representation for those they refused to allow to vote.
The south wanted 1, the north wanted 0.
The 3/5 compromise was one of the forces that eventually brought about the end of slavery. It didn’t increase the south’s representation, it decreased it.
- jtdev 6y agoOh wait... we don’t actually want to learn about history here unless it reinforces our identity politics mindset. Please remember this before posting logical, factual information.
- jki275 6y agoWe live in a totally post fact world. Nobody wants to hear truth, they just make up whatever story they want to believe and pretend that makes it fact.
- wilsynet 6y agoThat’s right, the south wanted 1 and the north wanted 0. What I’m saying is that it “increased” the representation versus 0. Which is equivalent to your formulation that it “decreased” the representation from 1. In other words, 3/5 is more than zero and less than 1. No disagreement here. My point is that it wasn’t about giving rights to black people, it was an argument about how much representation slave owners would have.