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 Electoral College Compromise Electoral College Compromise Bill of Rights Compromise Bill of Rights Compromise Three-Fifths Compromise

Answer 1

The excerpt from The Federalist Papers addresses the status of slaves and how they are treated under the law, specifically in relation to their rights and protections. The compromise that is relevant to this debate over the ratification of the U.S. Constitution is the Three-Fifths Compromise. This compromise was reached during the Constitutional Convention to address how enslaved individuals would be counted for representation and taxation purposes. It recognized a portion of the enslaved population in the apportionment of congressional representation, while also reflecting the complicated and contradictory status of slaves in society.