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[[Image:Constitution.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Coming out of the Convention, the Constitution counted slaves as 3/5s for the purpose of representation.]]

[[Image:Constitution.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Coming out of the Convention, the Constitution counted slaves as 3/5s for the purpose of representation.]]

At the [[Constitutional Convention]], there was some debate over whether slaves should be counted as part of the population determining the number of seats in the [[House of Representative]] granted to each state.  The '''Three-Fifths Compromise''' was the solution to this problem.  It determined that five [[slave]]s would count as three people in determining the [[population]] for [[tax]]ing and [[representation]].<ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>

At the [[Constitutional Convention]], there was some debate over whether slaves should be counted as part of the population determining the number of seats in the [[House of Representative]] granted to each state.  The '''Three-Fifths Compromise''' (also referred to as the '''Three-Fifths Clause''') was the solution to this problem.  It determined that five [[slave]]s would count as three people in determining the [[population]] for [[tax]]ing and [[representation]].<ref>U.S Government and Politics</ref>

It was proposed in 1787 by [[James Wilson]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]]. The Compromise was introduced as a solution between the Southern and Northern States as a way to keep the union from splintering.

It was proposed in 1787 by [[James Wilson]] at the [[Constitutional Convention]]. The Compromise was introduced as a solution between the Southern and Northern States as a way to keep the union from splintering.