Foundations of American Democracy

Constitutional compromises: The Three-Fifths Compromise | US government and civics | Khan Academy

During the Constitution Convention, the Framers made several compromises, including the method for counting enslaved Africans for the purposes of population (the Three-Fifths Compromise) and the end of the international slave trade.

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