Question

Why did the Constitutional Convention adopt the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Answer 1

The south thought that slaves shouldn’t count with the population so the 3/5 compromise means every 5 slaves equals 3 people.

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Answer 2

Under the compromise, every enslaved American would be counted as three-fifths of a person for taxation and representation purposes. This agreement gave the Southern states more electoral power than they would have had if the enslaved population had been ignored entirely