But when the 14th Amendment was ratified in 1868, it officially repealed the three-fifths compromise. Section 2 of the amendment states that seats in the House of Representatives were to be determined based on “the whole number of persons in each State, excluding Indians not taxed."
Explanation:
Massachusetts Anti-Federalists Oppose the Three-Fifths Compromise. The ratification of the United States Constitution was the subject of intense debate between 1787 and 1789.
