constitution packetwith answers 13.notebook November 30, 2015 Representing Slaves in The Constitution The South Wanted Slaves counted... Northern States thought slaves should... The COMPROMISE Why did they feel this way? Why did they feel this way? Wanted slaves to count for more votes Did not want to pay taxes on slaves Slaves should not be counted as part of the population Southerners should pay taxes on their slaves There were a lot of slaves in the south and counting them would give the south more power in the government North had little to no slaves so it would not help them. Slaves were property and should be taxed 3/5 Compromise: slaves would count as 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation
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constitution packetwith answers 13.notebook November 30, 2015
Representing Slaves in The Constitution
The South Wanted Slaves counted... Northern States thought slaves should...
The COMPROMISE
Why did they feel this way? Why did they feel this way?
Wanted slaves to count for more votes
Did not want to pay taxes on slaves
Slaves should not be counted as part
of the population
Southerners should pay taxes on their
slaves
There were a lot of slaves in the south
and counting them would give the south
more power in the government
North had little to no slaves so it would
not help them. Slaves were property
and should be taxed
3/5 Compromise: slaves would count as 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation
constitution packetwith answers 13.notebook November 30, 2015
Representing Slaves in The Constitution CONTINUED...
If each slave counts as 3/5 of a person how many would be counted for each of the following numbers of slaves??