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American History Lecture Three (view source)
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, 22:02, September 2, 2008→The Constitutional Convention: slavery importation compromise
:"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."
:"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."
And there was one additional compromise on slavery: the new Congress could not ban the importation of slavery for 20 years, until 1808.
After all the compromises most (but not all) agreed to the final form of the new Constitution, and it was sent to the states for ratification.
After all the compromises most (but not all) agreed to the final form of the new Constitution, and it was sent to the states for ratification.