I totally understand the compromise in terms of what it was and all. YET, WHY DID the government choose 3/5? Why did they decide a slave was 3/5's of a person? I dont need a definition, just WHY they decided to use 3/5 as the number. WHY NOT 7/8? 3/4? 4/6? Thanks.
2006-09-22 09:27:42 · 3 answers · asked by codebreaker1011 2 in Politics & Government ➔ Government
The Three-fifths compromise was called so because originally, a slaves gentials were three-fifths an inch.
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2006-09-22 09:32:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe the northern states knew if they gave them more then 3/5, then the south would have more votes. But at 3/5, it gave them equal votes. The south knew anything less then 3/5 would give the North more votes. This is just a guess.
2006-09-22 09:38:16 · answer #2 · answered by Take it from Toby 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think it was because for every 5 people they had 3 slaves something like that...
2006-09-22 09:35:38 · answer #3 · answered by Kyla 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋