What was the result of the debates on slavery at the Constitutional Convention of 1787? The Southern states were allowed to have slavery in order to prevent a civil war. Southern states could count slaves as three-fifth of a citizen, but it failed to resolve the problem of slavery. All states were required to count their slaves as full citizens. The North was given what it wanted and slaves were counted as three-fifths of a citizen.

Question

History

Guest

8 December, 18:20

What was the result of the debates on slavery at the Constitutional Convention of 1787? The Southern states were allowed to have slavery in order to prevent a civil war. Southern states could count slaves as three-fifth of a citizen, but it failed to resolve the problem of slavery. All states were required to count their slaves as full citizens. The North was given what it wanted and slaves were counted as three-fifths of a citizen.

+2

Answers (1)

Know the Answer?

Gilbert Faulkner · Answer 1

Southern states could count slaves as three-fifth of a citizen, but it failed to resolve the problem of slavery.

Explanation:

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement between the southern and northern states of the United States that was reached at the 1787 Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia. It was determined that three out of five of the slaves should be included in the state census, both for tax purposes and when allocating seats in the House of Representatives. This gave the southern states a third more representatives and electors for the election of the president than if slaves were not to be counted. However, their dominance of politics in the interest of the slave owners until the outbreak of the Civil War in 1861 had to be paid through higher taxes.