What issue did the "three-fifths compromise" address?
A) Whether and how to include slaves when apportioning representation based on population
B) How many states were required to ratify Constitutional amendments
C) How many future new states could be slaveholding areas
D) Whether and how to divide confiscated Indian lands between reservations and sales to American citizens
E) How many delegates would have to sign the Constitution to propose it for ratification

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The "three-fifths compromise" addressed the issue of whether and how to include slaves when apportioning representation based on population. This compromise counted each slave as three-fifths of a person for purposes of determining a state's population for representation in the House of Representatives.

What Issue Did the "Three-Fifths Compromise" Address