What did each side give up to compromise on the three-fifths rule?

The three-fifths compromise was reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, where the Southern states wanted enslaved individuals counted fully for representation in Congress, while Northern states opposed this, as it would give the South more political power. Ultimately, the compromise allowed for three-fifths of the enslaved population to be counted for both representation and taxation purposes. In exchange, Southern states agreed to a limit on the importation of enslaved people, which Congress could regulate after 1808, addressing Northern concerns about the expansion of slavery. This compromise reflected a balance between the interests of slaveholding and non-slaveholding states, albeit at the cost of justice for enslaved individuals.