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Raroo
Jan 23, 2018

one white man =5/5 . Black slave=3/5 of a man

Explanation:

Because the slave states had a higher population (because of the sheer number of slaves). In order to halt their political power(population = more delegates), Each slave was considered to be 3/5 of a person.

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