What was the main issue addressed by the Three-Fifths Compromise?

Question

A.
Regulation of commerce
B.
Representation in the House of Representatives
C.
Election of the President
D.
Representation in the Senate

Answer 1

B. Representation in the House of Representatives

The Three-Fifths Compromise was primarily about how to count enslaved people for the purposes of representation in the House of Representatives and taxation. It established that each enslaved individual would be counted as three-fifths of a person when determining a state's population for representation.