Answer: C)
A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when counting population for representation.
What was the three-fifths compromise?
A) Three-fifths of the states needed to approve the Constitution.
B) A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when paying taxes.
C)
A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when counting population for representation.
D) Three-fifths of the national population would own slaves.
