The primary purpose of the 3/5th compromise during the Constitutional Convention was to reconcile the differing views of the Northern and Southern states regarding the counting of slaves towards the population for determining representation in the House of Representatives. The compromise stated that each slave would count as three-fifths of a person for the purpose of representation and taxation. This compromise helped satisfy the demands of both the slave-holding states and the non-slave-holding states, ultimately leading to the ratification of the U.S. Constitution.
