WorksheetsThree-Fifth's Compromise
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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1.
What was the goal of the 3/5th's Compromise?
a)
To get states to buy slaves
b)
To get rid of slavery
c)
To get the states to agree to the Constitution
d)
To get states to reject the Constitution
2.
What plan did the Northern states have for slavery?
a)
Slaves wouldn't count as people
b)
Slaves would count as 1 person
c)
Slaves would count as 3 people
d)
Slaves would count as 1/2 of a person
3.
What was 1 reason that the North liked their slavery plan?
a)
Slaves weren't allowed to vote
b)
Slaves were allowed to vote
c)
Slaves in the South would be freed
d)
It made slavery illegal
4.
What slavery plan did the South have?
a)
Slaves wouldn't count as a person
b)
Slaves would count as 5 people
c)
Slaves would count as 1 person
d)
Slavery would be legal forever
5.
Why did the South like their plan?
a)
It made slaves count as 2 people
b)
It would give them the power to make slavery legal longer
c)
It would give them the power to outlaw slavery
d)
It made slaves count as zero people
6.
What would happen if the Northern states got everything they wanted?
a)
It would start a Civil War over slavery
b)
Slaves in America would revolt
c)
The South would eventually accept the Constitution
d)
The South wouldn't accept the Constitution
7.
What would happen if the Southern States got everything they wanted?
a)
The North would refuse to accept the Constitution
b)
It would be impossible to make slavery illegal
c)
The slaves would revolt against their masters
d)
Slaves would try to escape to Canada
8.
What was the 3/5ths Compromise?
a)
Slaves counted as 2/4ths of a person
b)
Slavery was outlawed
c)
Slaves counted as 3/5ths of a person
d)
Slaves in the South were set free
9.
How did the 3/5ths help with the South?
a)
It convinced them to free their slaves
b)
It convinced them to accept the Constitution
c)
It convinced them to free half of their slaves
d)
They agreed to free their slaves in 10 years
10.
What did the Northern states get that they wanted?
a)
Slaves counted as a person
b)
Slaves didn't count as a person
c)
The South freed their slaves
d)
There was a possibility to end slavery in the future
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