The Three-Fifths Compromise attempted to solve the issue of how enslaved people would be counted when determining a state's population. This compromise determined that enslaved individuals would be counted as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress.
During the Constitutional Convention, what issue did the Three-Fifths Compromise attempt to solve?
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• how many representatives each state would have in houses of Congress
O how many houses of Congress would be in the new government
• how enslaved people would be counted when determining a state's population
• how states would elect senators and the president
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