How did the 3/5 compromise resolve the debate

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Evelyn Wood

1 September, 21:03

How did the 3/5 compromise resolve the debate

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Guadalupe Mcclain · Answer 1

Answer: Its effect was to give the Southern states a third more seats in Congress and a third more electoral votes than if slaves had been ignored, but fewer than if slaves and free people had been counted.

William Oliver · Answer 2

The compromise solution was to count three out of every five slaves as people for this purpose. Its effect was to give the Southern states a third more seats in Congress and a third more electoral votes than if slaves had been ignored, but fewer than if slaves and free people had been counted equally.