What effect did the Three-Fifths

Question

Compromise have on Southern
states?
It helped increase the
number of slaves traded.
It gave the South the power
to outvote the North.
It limited the number of
states that allowed slavery.
It gave those states more
representation in Congress.

Answer 1

The correct answer is: It gave those states more representation in Congress.

The Three-Fifths Compromise, reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, allowed Southern states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for purposes of representation in Congress. This increased the political power and representation of Southern states in the House of Representatives, thereby giving them more influence in the federal government relative to their free population.