What was the connection between the Three-Fifths Compromise and taxes?
Three out of every five slaves were exempt from taxes.
Three-fifths of all slaves were counted to figure how much the federal government owed states in taxes.
Three-fifths of all slaves were counted to figure how much states owed the federal government in taxes.
Three out of every five slaves were taxed.
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Three-fifths of all slaves were counted to determine how much representation states would have in the House of Representatives, which ultimately affected their tax obligations and representation in the federal government. The Three-Fifths Compromise included both the issue of representation and taxation, as it determined how slaves would be counted for both purposes. The compromise allowed states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for both representation and taxation, which ultimately gave southern states more political power while also reducing their tax burden.
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