Question

(1 poin 17. Why did the Constitutional Convention adopt the Three-Fifths Compromise? O to ensure Native American lands were protected O to provide for equal representation in Congress O to settle a debate over slavery and representation to make sure that most citizens could vote in elections​

Answer 1

Answer: to settle a debate over slavery and representation

Step-by-step explanation:

Given that the abolishment of slavery had not been achieved, the Northern states wanted to make representation reliant on the amount of each state’s free population, but Southern states demanded enslaved people to be counted as well.

The three-fifths compromise was the agreement on representation being apportioned based on each state’s free population plus three-fifths of its enslaved population. At the same time, that same ratio was meant to determine the federal taxes to be paid by each state.