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The Three-Fifths Compromise at the Constitutional Convention:

A.Counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and taxation

B.Abolished the slave trade

C.Required Southern states to free three-fifths of enslaved people

D.Gave each enslaved person three-fifths of a vote

Explanation

Core Concept

The Three-Fifths Compromise resolved a dispute between Northern and Southern states by counting three-fifths of the enslaved population for purposes of representation in Congress and direct taxation.

Correct Answer

ACounted three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and taxation

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