Which compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention established that the population of enslaved people in a state would be
only partially represented in that state’s official population for representation and taxation purposes? the Two-Thirds Compromise the Two-for-One Compromise the One-Half Compromise the Three-Fifths Compromise
The correct answer is D) the Three-Fifths Compromise.
The compromise that was reached at the Constitutional Convention established that the population of enslaved people in a state would be only partially represented in that state’s official population for representation and taxation purposes was the Three-Fifths Compromise.
During the Constitutional Convention held at the city of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1787, the delegates met to discuss the kind of government needed for the new United States. One of the important agreements they reached was the Three-Fifths Compromise. That was the resolution on how slaves would be counted to know the number of representatives in the US Congress and also served to collect taxes.
