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Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise and the issue of slavery? (1 point) Responses The compromise guaranteed that a person who escaped slavery could not be returned to an owner. The compromise guaranteed that a person who escaped slavery could not be returned to an owner. The compromise banned slavery only in Southern states. The compromise banned slavery only in Southern states. The compromise outlined how slavery would be abolished over the next 20 years. The compromise outlined how slavery would be abolished over the next 20 years. The compromise allowed the slave trade to continue for the next 20 years.

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17 days ago

The accurate statement regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise is: **The compromise allowed the slave trade to continue for the next 20 years.**

The Three-Fifths Compromise, reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, determined that for purposes of representation in Congress, enslaved individuals would be counted as three-fifths of a person. While it did not directly address the continuation of slavery itself, it did include a provision that allowed the transatlantic slave trade to continue for 20 years until 1808, when Congress could legislate against it.