To appease southern states,slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes.

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This statement is true. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a deal made at the Constitutional Convention in 1787, where slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes in Congress. The compromise was intended to appease southern states, who wanted to count their large slave populations in order to gain more representation in Congress.

To Appease Southern States,slaves Were Counted as Three-Fifths of a Person