Which of the following statements is accurate regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise and the issue of slavery?

Question

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The compromise guaranteed that a person who escaped slavery could not be resumed to an owner.

The compromise banned slavery only in Southern states.

O The compromise outlined how slavery would be abolished over the next 20 years.

The compromise allowed the slave trade to continue for the next 20 years.

Answer 1

The accurate statement regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise is:

The compromise allowed the slave trade to continue for the next 20 years.

The Three-Fifths Compromise, reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787, determined how slaves would be counted for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress. It did not ban slavery or outline its abolition and did not address the issue of escaped slaves explicitly. However, it did include a provision that allowed the continuation of the slave trade until 1808.