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

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The compromise guaranteed that a person who escaped slavery could not be returned to an owner.
• The compromise banned slavery only in Southern states.
The compromise outlined how slavery would be abolished over the next 20 years.
O 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 was an agreement reached during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that stated that for purposes of representation in Congress, enslaved individuals would be counted as three-fifths of a person. This compromise was a way to balance the interests of slaveholding states with those of free states. Additionally, while the compromise itself did not directly address the continuation of the slave trade, the Constitution included a provision (Article I, Section 9) that allowed the importation of enslaved people to continue until 1808.