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Which compromise settled the dispute over slaves being counted towards population

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3/5 Compromise

Explanation: Slave owners wanted more political power and slaves didn't have any constitutional rights, but the slave owners still wanted them to be counted towards how many seats in the Senate they had. So slaves were seen as 3/5th of a person.

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Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention

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