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The Three-fifths Compromise was included in
the Constitution to resolve a conflict over the
(1) counting of enslaved persons in relation to
taxation and representation
(2) reimbursement of plantation owners for
runaway slaves
(3) number of votes needed to approve a treaty in
the Senate
(4) number of states needed to ratify a proposed
amendment


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The Three-fifths Compromise was included in the Constitution to resolve a conflict over the "(1) counting of enslaved persons in relation to taxation and representation"

The Three-fifths Compromise was included in the Constitution to resolve a conflict over the "(1) counting of enslaved persons in relation to taxation and representation"

Explanation:

The population of slaves would be included as three-fifths in total when distributing Representatives, as well as Presidential electors and taxes. The Three-Fifths Compromise was submitted by James Wilson and Roger Sherman, who were both ministers for the Constitutional Convention of 1787.