The Three Fifths Compromise

Yesterday we studied the "Great Compromise".  The question of representation was an ongoing obstacle throughout the Constitutional Convention.  Even the issue of slavery, which was in itself controversial among many of the Founding Fathers, was entangled in the debate involving the number of votes each state would receive in a national legislature.  Today, we will look at the three fifths compromise and ask the question:  "Was the Three-Fifths Compromise fair?"  Click on the title of today's blog to go to today's lesson.