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On the issue of counting slaves as part of the population to determine

representation in Congress, what conclusion did the states reach?

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The matter of counting slaves in the population for figuring representation was settled by a compromise agreement that three-fifths of the slaves should be counted as population in apportioning representation and should also be counted as property in assessing taxes.Date: 1787

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