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Question 8 • United States History

During the Constitutional Convention, disagreement over how to count enslaved people was settled by the

Answer
A
Great Compromise.
B
Three-Fifths Compromise.
C
Southern Compromise.
D
Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise.

Explanation

The Three-Fifths Compromise settled disagreement over how enslaved people would be counted for representation and taxation. It counted each enslaved person as three-fifths of a person for those purposes. The Great Compromise addressed representation in Congress, while the Commerce and Slave Trade Compromise dealt with trade and the slave trade.

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