Select the best answer for the question. What was the three-fifths compromise?
A. A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when counting population for representation.
B. Three-fifths of the states needed to approve the Constitution.
C. Three-fifths of the national population would own slaves.
D. A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when paying taxes.
Answer (2)
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement that counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for congressional representation. This compromise aimed to balance representation between slave and free states during the Constitutional Convention. It highlights the complex relationship between slavery and political power in early American history. ;
The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement during the 1787 Constitutional Convention that counted enslaved individuals as three-fifths of a person for congressional representation. This decision helped balance the interests of slave-holding and non-slave-holding states. The selected answer is A: A slave would count as three-fifths of a person when counting population for representation.
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