What did the 35ths compromise allow the slaves states to do?

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2026-07-13 04:40

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It allowed the slave states to count most of it's slaves in order to have more representation by population. The non-slave states discouraged slavery and put in the 3/5ths clause because of it. It was not meant to mean a slave was only 3/5ths of a man as some would have you believe.

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