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.

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.

South Carolina and Georgia

Alabama and Mississippi

North Carolina and Tennessee

Virginia and Maryland

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.

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.