1. 6X 04-19-2017 Wednesday The Three Fifths Compromise
Objective: Describe how the Founding Fathers balanced power in the new government under the Constitution.
You will need Chromebooks, but they need to stay closed and out of the way until you are given instructions to use them.
Agenda:
Prayer
Do Now: What was the difference between the New Jersey Plan and Virginia Plan? How was the debate resolved?
The Three Fifths Compromise lesson
Google Classroom Assignment
Homework: Interactive Reader and Study Guide, Vocab Builder

2. The Three-Fifths Compromise
What rights did slaves have? What were their political rights?
Which 4 states had the most slaves? What part of their population were made up of slaves?
How do the populations of these 4 states compare to the populations of other states?

3. Should slaves be counted in the states population when we’re coming with how many representatives each state gets?
Yes – because they are people too
No – they were not treated the same. They were being used. Promotes slavery. No political rights. They shouldn’t be counted like they do get the rights. They are not being treated like humans.
For Ex: VA Total population: 747, 550
Slave population: 292, 627
What kind of laws would VA support? They would support pro slavery laws, but their slaves (3/8 of their population) would not support those same laws.
The Three Fifths Compromise
States with large slave populations wanted slaves to count.
States with no slaves or small slaves population did not slaves to count for representation because slaves were not being treated equally.
COMPROMISE: for every 5 slaves = 3 people, 1 slave= 3/5 of a person
We’ll get rid of slavery in 20 years.