The compromise that resolved the dispute between the large and the small states included ------------
A) the states would be equally represented in the lower house
B) all bills pertaining to taxation or spending would begin in the upper house
C) the states would be proportionally represented according to population in the upper house
D) slave-holding states could count 60 percent of their slaves for purposes of representation
E) in both houses, at the beginning, there would be one representative for every 30,000 inhabitants

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The compromise, known as the Three-Fifths Compromise, allowed slave-holding states to count 60 percent of their slaves for purposes of representation in the House of Representatives.

The Compromise That Resolved the Dispute Between the Large and the Small