The three-fifths compromise was an agreement at the Constitutional Convention, which stated that in calculating population for s

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The three-fifths compromise was an agreement at the Constitutional Convention, which stated that in calculating population for s

tate representation __________.
A.
a slave counted as three-fifths of a human being
B.
women only counted as three-fifths of a person
C.
only three-fifths of a state’s population was allowed to be slaves
D.
only landowning citizens counted as a full person; all others counted as three-fifths of a person

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cricket20 [7] · Answer 1 · 2021-12-18T18:43:32+03:00

Answer:

A) Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person

Explanation:

Southern states wanted to count slaves in representation because slaves made up most of their population, while northern states didn't want slaves to count because it would give the south more power. The compromise was that slaves would count as 3/5ths of a person.