The main purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise was (Choice C) How enslaved people would be counted in the new government for purposes of representation and taxation. This compromise allowed states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population when determining representation in Congress and for taxation purposes.
Which of the following was the main purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise?
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(Choice A) A limitation on the importation of enslaved people until three-fifths of the states agreed to abolition.
A
A limitation on the importation of enslaved people until three-fifths of the states agreed to abolition.
(Choice B) The number of representatives each Southern state could have based on free white men alone.
B
The number of representatives each Southern state could have based on free white men alone.
(Choice C) How enslaved people would be counted in the new government for purposes of representation and taxation.
C
How enslaved people would be counted in the new government for purposes of representation and taxation.
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