Why did the Constitutional Convention agree to the Three-Fifths Compromise?

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To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation
To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation

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 create a government with a bicameral legislature
To create a government with a bicameral legislature
Question 8
Q 8

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The correct response is:

To settle debates over the issue of counting the enslaved population for representation.

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement made during the Constitutional Convention that determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation. It stipulated that each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person.