During the constitutional convention, disagreement over how to count enslaved people for the purpose of representation was settled by the?
a. great compromise.
b. commerce and slave trade compromise.
c. three-fifths compromise.
d. electoral college compromise.

C) Three-Fifths Compromise.

During the Constitutional Convention, there was a major disagreement between the Northern States and the Southern States regarding representation. The Northern States believed that if Slaves did not have any rights they should not be considered a part of the population and count to representation on Congress. The South wanted that because it could give them an advantage. So the three-fifths compromise was created. It was an agreement that stated that every enslaved American would be considered 3/5 of a person for taxation and representation.

The correct answer is C) Three-Fifths Compromise.

The Three-Fifths Compromise made it so that every 5 slaves would count as 3 citizens towards a states population. A states population is critical with the new constitution, as it determines

A) The amount of representatives a state will have in the House of Representatives- The greater the population, the greater number of representatives.

B) Taxation purposes- States with larger populations have to pay more in direct taxes to the federal government.