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.

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:

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

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement made during the Constitutional Convention of 1787 that counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for purposes of representation and taxation. While it did not directly address the continuation of the slave trade, it was part of a larger set of compromises that allowed the slave trade to continue until 1808.