Slavery Compromise

  • The national government would not end the slave trade before 1808
  • big states vs. small states: representation would be determined by counting "other persons" as 3/5ths of a person.
  • For every 5 slaves, 3 would be counted towards the population.
  • The fugitive slave clause states that persons who escaped from slavery to a state where slaver was prohibited shall be returned.
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The Slavery Compromise basically said that for every 5 slaves, 3 would be counted towards the population and votes.