Three-Fifths Compromise
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first heard Feb 2026
last heard 7 Sep
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The Three-Fifths Compromise, an agreement counting each slave as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation.
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentProf. Greg JacksonHistory That Doesn't Suck · 15 (Second Edition): “We the People:” Constitution Makin... · 48:27 · 7 Sep
…That precedent returns here as the three fifths compromise, which will count three out of five enslaved Americans in a state for both representation and taxation purposes.…
Peter KastorNoiser Presents · Founding Fathers Pt7: A New Nation in Chaos · 30:12 · 16 Jul
…And so they did the same thing they did on several other issues, but they come up with a compromise, which is that for reasons of apportionment, slaves will count as three-fifths of individuals.…
Jordan BermanUNBIASED Politics · Unbiased University: Everything You Need to Know About the U... · 12:56 · 23 Feb
…So this disagreement resolved with the three-fifths compromise.…
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