The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement reached by the 1787 Constitutional Convention that determined how slaves would be counted in order to settle state representation and taxation for the federal government.
Large-slave states, predominantly in the south, wanted black slaves to be counted as full persons along with the free whites in the population. The South craved power; however, it did not want to be taxed on the slaves which were considered property.
Meanwhile, northern states opposed counting slaves because it would take away from their representation in the House. The South would have more political representation in the House of Representatives and more electoral college votes.
The delegates at the Convention were finally
Large-slave states, predominantly in the south, wanted black slaves to be counted as full persons along with the free whites in the population. The South craved power; however, it did not want to be taxed on the slaves which were considered property.
Meanwhile, northern states opposed counting slaves because it would take away from their representation in the House. The South would have more political representation in the House of Representatives and more electoral college votes.
The delegates at the Convention were finally