In the context of the Three-fifths Compromise, which individuals were considered in population counts?

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an important agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that addressed how enslaved individuals would be counted in terms of representation and taxation. According to the compromise, enslaved persons would be counted as three-fifths of a person when states were determining their population for congressional representation. This decision arose from the contentious debate between northern and southern states regarding the balance of power in the newly formed government.

While free individuals were fully counted, this compromise recognized the political reality of slavery in the South and allowed southern states to increase their influence in the House of Representatives by counting a portion of their enslaved population. The counting of women, Native Americans, and indentured servants was not relevant in this context, as they were either not part of the political calculus for representation or were not included in the same manner as enslaved individuals. Thus, enslaved individuals are the correct answer.