Question

which of the following issues became an obstacle to the drafting of the united states constitution?
whether to count enslaved people in the north as part of the population
how the votes of enslaved people should be counted when electing representatives
how to count enslaved people for purposes of state representation
whether to free enslaved people from plantations in the south

Explanation:

During the drafting of the U.S. Constitution, a major conflict between Northern and Southern states was how enslaved people would be counted for determining state representation in Congress. Southern states wanted enslaved people counted to increase their representation, while Northern states opposed this. This led to the Three-Fifths Compromise. The other options are incorrect: enslaved people in the North were a small population and not the core issue; enslaved people had no voting rights; and freeing enslaved people was not a central debate during drafting.

Answer:

how to count enslaved people for purposes of state representation