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To: Steelfish

The 3/5 compromise REDUCED the representation of the slave states in Congress. Neither the slaves nor the women had a vote, but they were counted towards the state’s representation in Congress.


6 posted on 08/21/2015 9:39:57 AM PDT by SubMareener (Save us from Quarterly Freepathons! Become a MONTHLY DONOR!)
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To: SubMareener
The 3/5 compromise REDUCED the representation of the slave states in Congress.

Or increased it. It depends on your perspective.

The "free" States wanted not to count slaves AT ALL for the purpose of congressional representation. The "slave" states wanted to count everybody equally (slave or free), with the probable exception of Indians (who nobody wanted to count).

32 posted on 08/21/2015 10:40:20 AM PDT by NorthMountain ("The time has come", the Walrus said, "to talk of many things")
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To: SubMareener

Bingo!

Those who cry the loudest over the 3/5 compromise have no idea what it really was. It actually reduced the national influence of slave states.


41 posted on 08/21/2015 11:36:24 AM PDT by lacrew
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