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

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Eleazar Resendez · Answer 1 · 2018-04-04T13:55:59+0000

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.

Topper Harley · Answer 2 · 2018-04-09T15:10:06+0000

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.

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