y populated with slaves, wanted the slaves to be counted in the census so they could get more representation in Washington, but the northern states said no because slaves can't vote and that would lessen their representation. They finally came up the three-fifths compromise. This stated that all "free persons" should be counted, and so should "three-fifths of all other persons." The next subject that was in question was which states would be free states and which states would be slave states. During the dispute Dred Scott took his case to the Supreme Court in order to win his freedom. The Supreme Court heard the case and ruled that Dred Scott was still a slave. After the Dred Scott decision the law that got rid of slavery in the Midwest was declared unconstitutional. This helped to increase friction between the North and South.
             The southern states still weren't satisfied so they seceded from the union. The war that would follow next
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