[DoodleDawg]

That was the original intent of the 3/5ths person and the war.

The net effect of the 3/5ths rule was to give the South a disproportionate level of representation in the House. How did that punish the South?

[Pelham]

“The net effect of the 3/5ths rule was to give the South a disproportionate level of representation in the House. How did that punish the South? “

Counting slaves as full persons for the purpose of apportionment would have increased the number of Representatives from the South. The 3/5 rule reduced that number. Debates over the issue ranged from a count of none to one.