The Constitutional Convention addressed the North-South controversy over slavery through the
A) large-state plan.
B) small-state plan.
C) three-fifths compromise.
D) closing of the slave trade until 1807.
E) Northwest Ordinance.

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The three-fifths compromise was an agreement during the Constitutional Convention that addressed how slaves would be counted for representation and taxation purposes, resolving a key dispute between Northern and Southern states.

The Constitutional Convention Addressed the North-South Controversy Over Slavery Through