During the constitutional convention, disagreement over how to count enslaved people was settled by the
commerce and slave trade compromise.
great compromise.
southern compromise.
three-fifths compromise.

During the Constitutional Convention, disagreement over how to count enslaved people was settled by the "Three-Fifths Compromise," since it was decided that each slave would count for 3/5 of a person when it came to representation. 

They were busting people when they really didn't need to