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

Question

A. The compromise guaranteed that a person who escaped slavery could not be returned to an owner.
B. The compromise banned slavery only in Southern states.
C. The compromise outlined how slavery would be abolished over the next 20 years.
D. The compromise allowed the slave trade to continue for the next 20 years.

Answer 1

The accurate statement regarding the Three-Fifths Compromise and the issue of slavery is:

D. 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 that for the purposes of representation in Congress, enslaved individuals would be counted as three-fifths of a person. It did not ban slavery, nor did it pertain to the return of escaped slaves or the timeline of slavery's abolition. Additionally, the compromise included a provision that allowed the slave trade to continue until 1808.

Answer 2

the ai is wrong

Answer 3

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

Answer 4

1 B
2 A, C, E
3 B
4 D