5 Select the correct answer. Which agreement solved the disagreement over whether slaves should be counted for the purposes of representation? A. the Great Compromise B. the Treaty of Paris C. the Virginia Plan D. the Three-Fifths Compromise Reset Next

The correct answer is D. the Three-Fifths Compromise.<br /><br />The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention in 1787 that resolved the disagreement over whether slaves should be counted for the purposes of representation in the U.S. Congress.<br /><br />The compromise stipulated that each slave would be counted as three-fifths of a person for the purposes of determining a state's population and its representation in the House of Representatives. This was a compromise between the Northern states, which wanted slaves to be counted for representation but not for taxation, and the Southern states, which wanted slaves to be fully counted for both representation and taxation.<br /><br />The other options are incorrect:<br /><br />A. The Great Compromise (also known as the Connecticut Compromise) was a separate agreement that resolved the disagreement over how states should be represented in Congress, with the creation of a bicameral legislature.<br /><br />B. The Treaty of Paris was a treaty signed in 1783 that ended the American Revolutionary War, and had no direct relation to the issue of slavery and representation.<br /><br />C. The Virginia Plan was a proposal for the structure of the U.S. government presented by James Madison at the Constitutional Convention, which included a provision for counting slaves for representation, but did not resolve the disagreement.<br /><br />So, the correct answer is D. the Three-Fifths Compromise.