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What was the Three-Fifths Compromise?
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Compromise = an agreement between groups.
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A decision to count three out of every five enslaved persons for representation purposes
A decision that allowed only three out of every five states to vote
A rule that only three out of five delegates could vote
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Correct answer: A decision to count three out of every five enslaved persons for representation purposes.
Brief context: At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Northern and Southern states disagreed over how enslaved people should be counted when determining a state's population for representation in the House and for direct taxation. The compromise counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a free person. It increased Southern political power in Congress and was effectively ended by the post–Civil War amendments (the 14th Amendment and the end of slavery).
Brief context: At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, Northern and Southern states disagreed over how enslaved people should be counted when determining a state's population for representation in the House and for direct taxation. The compromise counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a free person. It increased Southern political power in Congress and was effectively ended by the post–Civil War amendments (the 14th Amendment and the end of slavery).
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