In the Constitutional Convention of 1787,for the purpose of political representation,slaves were classified as
A) three-fifths of a free person.
B) non-taxable.
C) property.
D) equivalent to children.
E) citizens.

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During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, the delegates had to decide how to count slaves in determining the population for each state's representation in Congress. The compromise reached was known as the Three-Fifths Compromise. It stated that slaves would be counted as three-fifths of a free person for representation purposes.

In the Constitutional Convention of 1787,for the Purpose of Political