Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?
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To create a government with a bicameral legislature
To create a government with a bicameral legislature
To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people
To settle debates over the issue of abolishing the importation of enslaved people
To create a government based on the principle of federalism
To create a government based on the principle of federalism
To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
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To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation