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The 3-5 was all about they didn't know how to count a slave so they counted them as 3-5 of a person.

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Q: What was the three fifths controversy at the constutional convention?
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How did the constutional convention reach a compromise on the issue of slavery?

They passed the Three-Fifths Compromise and another compromise that stated that slavery would not be abolished until 1808.


How was the three fifths Compromise related to the Constitutional Convention?

the three fifths compromise was discussed during the constitutional convention


Did the Philadelphia Convention address the North-South controversy through the?

Three fifths compromise. No it only put it on the back burner to be resolved later by the US Civil War.


How did the delegates to the constitutional convention solve the problem of how to count slaves for taxes?

The Convention settled on the Three-Fifths rule. A Slave counted as Three-Fifths of a Free Citizen.


What qualifications did the Convention's delegates possess in 1787?

Three-fifths Compromise


What document determined how slaves would be counted in a state's population?

The Three-Fifths Compromise (during the Constitutional Convention in 1787).


Three fifths compromise is an agreement at the constitutional convention to count a slave as three fifths of a person when determining the population of a state True Or False?

True.


When did delegates approve Three-Fifths compromise?

During the 1787 United states constitutional convention


What compromise regarding slavery was reached by the delegates at the 1787 constitutional convention?

The three fifths compromise


In addition to the Three-Fifths Compromise what other compromise was reached at the convention regarding slavery?

The Connecticut Compromise was reached at the convention regarding slavery


What agreement was made at the constitution convention that allowed five slaves to count as three people in population?

the three fifths compromise.


What convention delegates broke deadlock between large and small states when they approved?

The Three-Fifths Compromise.