Reply To: Three-Fifths Compromise

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gutzmank
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No, it had nothing to do with that.

Northern states wanted slaves to count 100% for taxation purposes and 0% for representation purposes.
Southern states wanted slaves to count 0% for taxation purposes and 100% for representation purposes.
3/5 for both purposes was the compromise.

It wasn’t a philosophical statement. No one denied that slaves were human.