The creation of a two-house Congress and the three-fifths compromise both had to do with the issue of __________.
A) westward settlement
B) representation
C) women's rights
D) Indian land claims

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The creation of a two-house Congress (with the Senate and the House of Representatives) was part of the compromise between large and small states regarding representation in the national government at the Constitutional Convention. The three-fifths compromise determined how enslaved people would be counted for the purpose of determining representation in Congress, further highlighting the ongoing debate over representation in the early United States.

The Creation of a Two-House Congress and the Three-Fifths Compromise