8.4D

Which of the following correctly describes the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• A portion of the slave population was counted for legislative representation.

• A federal law enforcing the return of fugitive slaves was passed.

• The census bureau was established to help apportion representation.

• The election of senators was delegated to state legislatures.

Which of the following should replace the question mark in this diagram?

• Direct democracy

• Great Compromise

• Checks and balances

• Missouri Compromise

Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It increased the political influence of the South.

• It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens.

• It decreased the federal tax on property in the South.

• It allowed the South to expand its industrial output.

Which region of the country wanted slaves to count for voting?

• North

• East

• South

• West

What region of the country did not think it was fair for slaves to count in voting?

• North

• East

• South

• West

The Great Compromise happened because of a disagreement between -

• large and small states

• northern and southern states

• Alexander Hamilton and George Washington

• Ms. Grob and Ms. Yates