Use the excerpt to answer the question. “. . . In being compelled to labor, not for himself, but for a master; in being vendible by one master to another master; and in being subject at all times to be restrained in his liberty and chastised in his body, by the capricious will of another, the slave may appear to be degraded from the human rank, and classed with those irrational animals which fall under the legal denomination of property. In being protected, on the other hand, in his life and in his limbs, against the violence of all others, even the master of his labor and his liberty; and in being punishable himself for all violence committed against others, the slave is no less evidently regarded by the law as a member of the society. . . .” —The Federalist Papers What compromise addressed the debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution in this Federalist Papers quote? (1 point) Responses Great Compromise Great Compromise Three-Fifths Compromise Three-Fifths Compromise Bill of Rights Compromise Bill of Rights Compromise Electoral College Compromise Electoral College Compromise Skip to navigation

Answer 1

The quote from The Federalist Papers addresses the status of slaves in relation to the law and society, which relates to the Three-Fifths Compromise. This compromise was an agreement during the Constitutional Convention that counted slaves as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation. Therefore, the correct response is:

Three-Fifths Compromise