How was the issue of counting slaves for population in determining congressional representation resolved at the constitution convention

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Valentino Crawford

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1 December, 22:18

How was the issue of counting slaves for population in determining congressional representation resolved at the constitution convention

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Raymond Fuller · Answer 1

It was resolved with the 3/5 compromise, which stated that an African American was counted as 3/5 of a person for population purposes.

Jermaine Phillips · Answer 2

With the (horrific) 3/5 Compromise, which stated that slaves would be counted as a special type of property in which each slave was considered 3/5 of a person when determining the number of representatives for a particular state.