What did the three fifths comprimise do?

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement reached during the 1787 U.S. Constitutional Convention that determined how enslaved individuals would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation. It stipulated that each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person when apportioning congressional seats and electoral votes. This compromise aimed to balance the interests of slaveholding states with those of free states, ultimately influencing the political power dynamics in the early United States. Although it was intended to create a temporary solution, it highlighted the deep divisions over slavery that would continue to affect the nation.