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Thanks to the 3/5 compromise, Southern states were actually overrepresented in the Federal government. They considered blacks to be non-human, yet still got to count 3/5 of them as "citizens of the electorate", giving them an increased representation in Congress.
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Cause it wasn't just about slavery.
It was about State vs Federal power.
South felt they were not being well represented in Federal Government.
Basis of Taxes and Laws
https://www.historynet.com/causes-of-the-civil-war
[–] 20522496? [S] ago
Thanks to the 3/5 compromise, Southern states were actually overrepresented in the Federal government. They considered blacks to be non-human, yet still got to count 3/5 of them as "citizens of the electorate", giving them an increased representation in Congress.