Three fifths Compromise

Three out of every five of the enslaved people would be counted in the population was known as the...

• Federalist Papers

• Three-Fifths Compromise

• Battle of Lexington

• War of 1812

The Three-Fifths Compromise set by the Constitutional Convention agreed that only 3 out of every 5 of which group of people would be counted in the representation of the state?

• Enslaved People

• American People

• French People

• Poor People

The Constitutional Convention did not recognize enslaved people as people.

• True

• False

At the Constitutional Convention, those who were enslaved were considered property and would not be considered in the population count for representation in Congress, so the three-fifths compromise was needed.

• True

• False

The purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise was which of the following?

• Figuring out how to treat enslaved people

• How to determine the number of representatives from each state

• Figuring out if women and the enslaved should have the right to vote.

• Where the borders for each state would be

The Three-Fifths Compromise agreed that all enslaved people would count as 1 whole person for representation. True or False?

• True

• False