<span>Both Africa and the Americas were colonized by Europeans, who were drawn to the continents’ minerals and agriculture. Africa's major disadvantage was that civilians were used as farming and mining laborers. Europeans then left Africa. Alternatively, Europeans migrated to the Americas and became laborers, while also contributing to culture and government.</span>
It was free blacks who were the fastest growing segment
The Constitutional Convention dealt with the slave population by developing the 3/5ths Compromise. The 3/5ths Compromise stated that for every 5 slaves, 3 of them will count towards a states population regarding representation in the House of Representatives and for taxation purposes. This allowed for slave states to have signficiant political power in the House but also results in the state government having to pay more direct taxes to the federal government.
