jun 11, 1787 - U.S. Constitution- 3/5 Compromise
Description:
The 3/5 compromise decided that three out of every five slave would be counted in a states overall population. This compromise helped lead to the Civil War because it gave the south more political power and delayed efforts to ban slavery, which created disagreements of expanding territories.Added to timeline:
Date:
jun 11, 1787
Now
~ 238 years ago