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Compromise and the Constitution

Question 1 • WV-US Studies

The solved the issue of representation of enslaved people in Congress.

Answer
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Great Compromise
B
Three-Fifths Compromise
C
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise

Explanation

The Three-Fifths Compromise addressed how enslaved people would be counted when determining a state’s representation in Congress. It counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and taxation; the Great Compromise instead settled how states would be represented in the two houses of Congress.

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