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[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (4 children)

Well they counted slaves as cattle back then. I recall they compromised at 3/5 of person.

[–] [email protected] 17 points 2 weeks ago (3 children)

Specifically for the sake of giving southern states a higher population count and therefore more seats in the House of Representatives.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Yeah, the enslaving states actually wanted to count them as full people, for that purpose. 3/5 was a compromise with the free states. It really shows the power of motivated reasoning.

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