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Do you support the Three-Fifths Compromise? Explain why! PLEAZE HELP!

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no i don't because i don't think that slaves should have been counted as 3/5 of a person
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No, because the 3/5 comprimise says that slaves (for representation and tax purposes) were only 3/5 of a person. Today of course we know that blacks are a full person. However, at the time, it was useful and a good comprimise when the issue of slaves was split like it was in the country.
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