The Three-Fifths Compromise established the principle, new in republican theory, that a man who lives among slaves had a greater share in the election of representatives than the man who did not.

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The Three-Fifths Compromise counted slaves as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of representation in the House of Representatives, giving slave owners greater political power than non-slave owners. This principle was not in line with republican theory, which called for equal representation for all citizens.

The Three-Fifths Compromise Established the Principle, New in Republican Theory