The Three-Fifths Compromise was a solution during the 1787 Constitutional Convention that addressed the contentious issue of how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation purposes. It stipulated that each enslaved person would be counted as three-fifths of a person, allowing Southern states to increase their representation in Congress while also limiting their tax burdens. This compromise aimed to balance the interests of slaveholding states with those favoring abolition, ultimately facilitating the ratification of the U.S. Constitution. However, it also entrenched the institution of slavery in American politics.
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