The Three-Fifths Compromise
A)determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.
B)determined the ratio between free states and slave states.
C)declared that the states would pay three-fifths of the Revolutionary War debt and the federal government would pay the rest.
D)determined that all American citizens would pay three-fifths of their incomes to the federal government in taxes every year.

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The Three-Fifths Compromise determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation. This compromise was reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, as Northern states opposed counting slaves for representation but Southern states wanted to include slaves in their population count to increase their representation in Congress. The compromise allowed Southern states to count a portion of their enslaved population towards their representation in Congress, while also increasing their tax burden.