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Question 3 • United States History

Which issue became an obstacle to the drafting of the United States Constitution?

Answer
A
whether to free enslaved people from plantations in the South
B
how to count enslaved people for purposes of state representation
C
whether to count enslaved people in the North as part of the population
D
how the votes of enslaved people should be counted when electing representatives

Explanation

Delegates at the Constitutional Convention disagreed over whether enslaved people should be counted when determining each state's representation in Congress. The disagreement was addressed by the Three-Fifths Compromise, which counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and taxation. Therefore, the obstacle was how to count enslaved people for purposes of state representation.

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