MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE ARTICLES OF CONFEDERATION
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In increased the political influence of the South
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It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens
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It decreased the federal tax on property in the South
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It allowed the South to expand its industrial output
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Detailed explanation-1: -Southern states had wanted representation apportioned by population; after the Virginia Plan was rejected, the Three-Fifths Compromise seemed to guarantee that the South would be strongly represented in the House of Representatives and would have disproportionate power in electing Presidents.
Detailed explanation-2: -Origins of the Three-Fifths Compromise It benefitted Southern states to include enslaved people in their population counts, as that calculation would give them more seats in the House of Representatives and thus more political power.
Detailed explanation-3: -The “Three-fifths Compromise” allowed a state to count three fifths of each Black person in determining political representation in the House. It was an early American effort to avoid the intersectionality of race, class, nationality and wealth for political control.
Detailed explanation-4: -By including three-fifths of slaves (who had no voting rights) in the legislative apportionment, the Three-fifths Compromise provided additional representation in the House of Representatives of slave states compared to the free states.