Read the excerpt from Robert Yates’s notes from the Constitutional Convention on June 11, 1787.Mr. Wilson was of opinion, and therefore moved, that the mode of representation of each of the States ought to be from the number of its free inhabitants, and of every other description three fifths to one free inhabitant.
Answer
A
established equal representation in Congress regardless of a state’s population.
B
established proportional representation in Congress for both large and small states.
C
established that a state’s enslaved population would be counted for partial representation.
D
established that slavery would be outlawed within twenty years of the Constitution’s ratification.
Explanation
The proposal counted each free inhabitant fully and counted three-fifths of people in the “other description,” referring to enslaved people, when determining representation. Thus, it established that a state’s enslaved population would be counted for partial representation. It did not outlaw slavery or give every state equal representation.
AI-written and checked against the verified answer.