What was the Three-fifths Compromise proposed by James Wilson about?
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The Three-fifths Compromise was a compromise reached during the 1787 Constitutional Convention. It was proposed by James Wilson, a delegate from Pennsylvania, and it was adopted by the convention. The compromise gave each state a number of representatives based on its population. However, for the purpose of calculating a state's population, slaves were counted as three-fifths of a person.
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