#4 3/5 Compromise

The 3/5 Compromise was based on the number of seats in the House based on population and whether slaves should be counted. The southerners wanted slaves to be counted, so they could have more representation, however the north thought the opposite. The population in the south was larger do to the slave trade, than in the north. The north wanted equal representation so the north and south made a compromise. The compromise was that three out of five slaves were counted in the population, but in return the southerners had to pay a price in taxes for three out of the five. Equality is a major value that works for the 3/5 Compromise, because it gave the north and south equal representation.  The 3/5 Compromise works with the value of the common good, because it made both the south and north equal, preventing problems in the near future.