The Constitution stipulated that slaves should be counted as three-fifths of a person for representation purposes.

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This is known as the "three-fifths compromise" and was included in Article I, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. It determined that for purposes of determining representation in Congress and the Electoral College, each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person. This compromise was a result of the contentious debate over slavery at the Constitutional Convention.

The Constitution Stipulated That Slaves Should Be Counted as Three-Fifths