The three-fifths compromise was a big component of the Connecticut Compromise. Since the compromise said that representation in the House of Representatives was to be based on population, the “value” of a slave had to be defined. In particular, smaller states did not think larger states with more slaves should be allowed to consider slaves as part of their population. A compromise was reached: a slave would count as three-fifths of a person when counting population for representation.
Economic growth can reduce poverty by doing all of the above. Growth benefits all aspects of society--public and private--and often occurs in areas where there is lots of competition.
It became dominated by foreign interests. It changed from a democracy to a dictatorship. It changed from a dictatorship to a democracy. It became dominated by a single political party
