How did the constitutional convention reach a compromise on the issue of slavery

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Johnny Burke

27 March, 22:06

How did the constitutional convention reach a compromise on the issue of slavery

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Gia Holden · Answer 1

The Constitutional Convention reached a compromise on the issue of slavery by declaring that each slave would count as "3/5" of a person when it came to determining representation by population size. This was known as the "3/5th Compromise".