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jan 1, 1787 - Three-Fifths Compromise (1787)

Description:

- South states: slaves counted in representation, not taxation
- North: slaves counted in taxation, not representation
- To compromise between southern and northern states, U.S. Constitutional Convention ruled that slaves were considered three-fifths of a person

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Date:

jan 1, 1787
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~ 238 years ago