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Describe the 3/5ths compromise

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3 slaves out a 5 counted as a PERSON that just a lot bit messed up but whatever.

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User Anubhav Gupta
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The 3/5ths compromise was like this

The south wanted their slaves to count as votes but the north disagreed, so every 3 slaves out of 5 count as 1 vote.
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