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What was the name of the agreement reached at the constitutional convention that determined that every slave would be counted as a fraction of a person for the purposes of taxation and representation in the house of representatives? select one:

a. connecticut compromise
b. three-fifths compromise
c. great compromise
d. virginia compromise?

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I think that it’s b
User Salivan
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that would be B.) it says it in the name, if they count slaves as a fraction, well, three fifths
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