• LucasWaffyWaf@lemmy.world
    link
    fedilink
    English
    arrow-up
    17
    ·
    7 days ago

    Specifically for the sake of giving southern states a higher population count and therefore more seats in the House of Representatives.

    • m0darn@lemmy.ca
      link
      fedilink
      English
      arrow-up
      2
      ·
      6 days ago

      Yeah, the enslaving states actually wanted to count them as full people, for that purpose. 3/5 was a compromise with the free states. It really shows the power of motivated reasoning.