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The slave states' proposal was that slaves count fully towards representation. The 3/5ths compromise lowered the representation that slave states got.
by josephcsible 3y ago
The slave states' proposal was that slaves count fully towards representation. The 3/5ths compromise lowered the representation that slave states got.
- banana_feather 3y ago...And the non slave states wanted them to not be counted at all, because counting them at all would permit slave states to exploit them to gain political power in two branches of government without having to extend them any rights. The slave states still won, they just didn't get the whole hog in this instance.
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