
Understanding the Three-Fifths Compromise
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8th - 12th Grade
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Emma Peterson
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1.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the main issue addressed by the Three-Fifths Compromise during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?
Election of the President
Representation in Congress
Judicial appointments
Taxation of states
2.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Why did Southern states want enslaved people to be counted in population counts?
To gain more representatives in the House
To increase their tax contributions
To promote abolition
To improve international relations
3.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What was the Northern states' argument against counting enslaved people in population counts?
It would give Southern states too much power
It would violate international treaties
It would lead to higher taxes for the North
It would decrease the number of free inhabitants
4.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
What did the Three-Fifths Compromise determine about the counting of enslaved people?
They would be counted as half a person
They would be fully counted
They would not be counted at all
They would be counted as three-fifths of a person
5.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
Which term was avoided in the Constitution when describing the Three-Fifths Compromise?
Servant
Slave
Enslaved
Bonded
6.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect the political power of Southern states?
It reduced their power in Congress
It gave them more power than their free population warranted
It had no effect on their power
It led to the immediate abolition of slavery
7.
MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION
30 sec • 1 pt
By how much did the enslaved population in Southern states grow between 1810 and 1860?
It remained the same
It doubled
It tripled
It quadrupled
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