Question
What effect did the Three-Fifths Compromise have on Southern states?(1 point)
Responses
It limited the number of states that allowed slavery.
It limited the number of states that allowed slavery.
It gave the South the power to outvote the North
It gave the South the power to outvote the North
It gave those states more representation in Congress.
It gave those states more representation in Congress.
It helped increase the number of slaves traded
Responses
It limited the number of states that allowed slavery.
It limited the number of states that allowed slavery.
It gave the South the power to outvote the North
It gave the South the power to outvote the North
It gave those states more representation in Congress.
It gave those states more representation in Congress.
It helped increase the number of slaves traded
Answers
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The correct response is:
**It gave those states more representation in Congress.**
The Three-Fifths Compromise allowed Southern states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purposes of representation in Congress, which provided them with greater political power relative to their free population.
**It gave those states more representation in Congress.**
The Three-Fifths Compromise allowed Southern states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for the purposes of representation in Congress, which provided them with greater political power relative to their free population.
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