Taxes on lands, houses and other real estate, and capitation taxes shall be proportioned in each State by the whole number of free persons, except Indians not taxed, and by three fifths of all other persons.
He remarked that in the temporary allotment of Representatives made by the Committee, the Southern States had received more than the number of their white & Three fifths of their black inhabitants entitled them to.
This Resolve was the origin of the proportion of three fifths, in counting the slaves.
Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other persons.
Mr. Wilson did not well see, on what principle the admission of blacks in the proportion of three fifths could be explained.
Mr. Wilson did not well see on what principle the admission of blacks in the proportion of three fifths could be explained.
He remarked that in the (temporary) allotment of Representatives made by the Committee, the Southern States had received more than the number of their white & three fifths of their black inhabitants entitled them to.
Pinkney insisted that blacks be included in the rule of Representation, equally with the whites: (and for that purpose moved that the words "three fifths" be struck out.
The above list will hopefully provide you with a few useful examples demonstrating the appropriate usage of "three fifths" in a variety of sentences. We hope that you will now be able to make sentences using this group of words.
