Ch. 8.7-8.8 Lesson Review

• Each state sends an amount of representatives based on their population

  FOR EXAMPLE

• For every 30,000 people a state gets to send 1 representative

The Big Question:


Should slaves be included when counting the population of a state?

• For taxes slaves were counted as 3/5's of a person....this should be used for counting slaves with representation in Congress too

• If the Southern slave holders treat their slaves as less than 'people' why should slaves be counted as part of the population?

Northern states knew slavery was wrong, and didn't want the southern states to benefit from it more than they did.

Gouverneur Morris, “make them citizens and let them vote…”

• Wanted more representation in the House of Representatives

• Count a slave as a 'whole' person when figuring out population

• Slaves = "non-free" in Constitution

• 3/5's of a free person

  
  

• Congress cannot tax imports

• 20 yrs. of not talking about

  ending slavery

• Fugitive Slave Clause