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A dispute arose between the North and the South over whether slaves should be counted in determining how many congressmen a State could have in the House of Representatives.  Representation was in proportion to population, but the North opposed counting slaves because that would give the South more power than if slaves were not counted.  The "Three-Fifths Compromise" counted slaves as three-fifths of a free man for the purpose of determining how many representatives a State would have in the House of Representatives (Art. I, Section 2, Paragraph 3):

A dispute arose between the North and the South over whether slaves should be counted in determining how many congressmen a State could have in the House of Representatives.  Representation was in proportion to population, but the North opposed counting slaves because that would give the South more power than if slaves were not counted.  The "Three-Fifths Compromise" counted slaves as three-fifths of a free man for the purpose of determining how many representatives a State would have in the House of Representatives (Art. I, Section 2, Paragraph 3):

{{cquote|Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.}}

{{cquote|Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.}}