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Three-Fifths Compromise

• a fight for farmers to be out of debtor's prison

• a fight for a strong center of government

• the idea to split congress into two groups with different voting counts

• counting each slave as a partial person for voting

What was the Three-Fifths Compromise about?

• counting immigrants

• counting politicians

• counting slaves

• counting indentured servants

What was the purpose of the Three-Fifths Compromise in the United States Constitution?

• To count each slave as three-fifths of a person for representation and taxation

• To count each immigrant as three-fifths of a person for representation

• To count each woman as three-fifths of a person for voting

• To count each child as three-fifths of a person for education

In the context of the U.S. Constitution, what did the Three-Fifths Compromise address?

• The counting of slaves for representation and taxation

• The counting of women for voting rights

• The counting of children for education

• The counting of immigrants for citizenship

How did the Three-Fifths Compromise affect representation in Congress?

• It increased the representation of slave-holding states

• It decreased the representation of slave-holding states

• It had no effect on representation

• It only affected the Senate

What was a significant impact of the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• It gave Southern states more power in the House of Representatives

• It abolished slavery

• It led to the Civil War

• It gave Northern states more power in the Senate

Which group was directly affected by the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Enslaved African Americans

• Native Americans

• Women

• Children

Why was the Three-Fifths Compromise considered controversial?

• It dehumanized enslaved people by counting them as less than a whole person

• It gave too much power to the Northern states

• It was seen as a fair solution by all parties

• It was a temporary measure

What was the main reason for the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• To resolve disputes between Northern and Southern states over representation

• To establish a national bank

• To create a federal army

• To set up a postal system

Which states benefited the most from the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Southern states with large slave populations

• Northern states with large immigrant populations

• Western states with large land areas

• Eastern states with large urban populations