The Three-fifths Compromise:
A) determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation
B) determined the ratio between free states and slave states
C) created a bicameral legislature
D) declared that the states would pay three-fifths of the Revolutionary War debt and the federal government would pay the rest
E) determined that all American citizens would pay three-fifths of their income to the federal government in taxes every year

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The Three-fifths Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation in the House of Representatives. This compromise was necessary to bridge the divide between Northern and Southern states regarding the balance of power between free and slave states in Congress.

The Three-Fifths Compromise