Question

During the Constitutional Convention, disagreement over how to count enslaved people was settled by the
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.
Great Compromise.
Southern Compromise.
Three-Fifths Compromise.

Answer 1

The disagreement over how to count enslaved people during the Constitutional Convention was settled by the **Three-Fifths Compromise**. This compromise stipulated that each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation.