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They were going to be counted as 1/3 of a person.
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Why did southern states want slaves to be counted in a state's population?
So they could count more votes
Why did the southern states not want slaves counted as residents in their states?
Actually it would have been helpful to have each slave counted as a full person because that would have meant more representatives in Congress. It was the northern colonies that didn't want the slaves counted as whole person. The south all ready had the largest States and to add the slave population in would have made them very powerful. By 1860 there would be 6 million slaves in the south so counting them as 3/4ths of a person wasn't great, but better than counting them as a whole person.
Why did southern states want to count their slaves in the census?
Southern states wanted to count slaves because the House of Representatives is based on population. The census is taken to determine how many representatives each state gets. Since the south was mostly made up of slaves, it would get more representatives if they were counted.
Why were slaves treated badly in the south?
They were different from what Americans were used to, which made them thought of as inferior. The less wealthy people in the south didn't want slavery to end because they were never going to be the lowest social class as long as there were the black slaves under them.
How was life different for slaves that worked in the home than slaves that worked in the fields?
Life for "house slaves" was easier for slaves working on plantations. The house slaves thought than they were better than the slaves on the plantations.
What were Slaves are counted as?
slaves were viewed as property not as people
What fraction of slaves were counted in a state?
five slaves will be counted as 3 people
Slaves were counted as what fraction of a person?
Slaves were counted as three-fifth's of a single person.
Was slaves counted as part of the population for representation as property for taxation?
was slaves counted as people or property
Which compromise determined how slaves would be counted in a state's population?
the slaves would be counted by THREE FIFTHS.....................................
How much of a vote were slaves counted for?
3/5. Three slaves were counted for every 5 white people. 3/5. Three slaves were counted for every 5 white people.
How were slaves counted in the population?
They were counted as three fifths of a person.
How were slaves to be counted when determine the number of Congressional districts per state?
Slaves counted as two-thirds of a person.
How were slaves to be counted when determing the number of congressional districts per state?
Slaves were counted by population by three-fifths of a person.
How were the slaves originally counted for representation on what basis?
counted as 3/4 of person
Should slaves be counted for representation?
Because slaves were not considered to be of 'equal' value, it was to be agreed upon that they would be counted as 1/2 a person. for example, 2 slaves = 1 person 4 slaves = 2 people 6 slaves = 3 people
How did the US Constitution address the issue of how slaves would be counted for purposes of representation in the house of represntive?
Every 5 slaves woulde counted as three people
