Lesson 8 section 7: Three-fifths compromise

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?

• It was an agreement to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for taxation purposes.

• It was a decision to free three-fifths of the enslaved population.

• It was a compromise to limit the number of enslaved people in the southern states.

• It was an agreement to count each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for representation in the House of Representatives.

Why did southern delegates worry about Congress having the power to control trade?

• They thought it would lead to increased prices for imported goods.

• They were worried Congress might try to tax southern export crops and potentially outlaw the trade of enslaved people.

• They feared Congress would use this power to outlaw slavery.

• They were concerned Congress would tax their export crops heavily.

Which states objected to any constitution that threatened to end the trade of enslaved people?

• South Carolina and Georgia

• Alabama and Mississippi

• North Carolina and Tennessee

• Virginia and Maryland

What were the two limitations placed on Congress regarding trade control in the compromise?

• Congress could not impose income taxes or regulate interstate commerce.

• Congress was not allowed to tax exports to other countries and could not establish a national bank.

• Congress could not regulate trade between states or impose tariffs on imported goods.

• Congress could not tax exports or interfere with the slave trade until 1808.

What did the fugitive slave clause state?

• It declared that fugitive slaves found in free states would be granted freedom after a trial.

• It stated that enslaved people who escaped to free states must be given asylum.

• It stated that people who escaped from enslavement had to be returned to their enslavers, even if caught in a free state.

• It allowed for the capture and return of fugitive slaves within the territories only.

What was the main contradiction that the compromises on slavery failed to resolve?

• The contradiction between states' rights and federal authority.

• The contradiction between slavery and the ideals of liberty and equality.

• The contradiction between the North's industrial economy and the South's agricultural economy.

• The contradiction between the economic benefits of slavery and its moral implications.