The first real battle of the Civil War occurred before the American Revolution. This battle wasn't fought like most other battles; instead of generals trying to outdo the other with weapons, politicians tried to outdo the other with their words. The 3/5's Compromise is said to have started the North verses South conflict. The simple though complex question that was brought up was should slaves be counted in census' to determine the number of congressional delegates a state was to receive? This divided the nation because the North had little slaves, but the South had more slaves than they did salve owners. The North didn't want slaves to be counted because counting slaves would give the South an unfair advantage. The
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