MAKING OF A NEW NATION 1776 1800
THE CONSTITUTIONAL CONVENTION THE GREAT COMPROMISE
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Congress was given two houses.
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A line was drawn dividing future free and slave states.
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Each slave was counted as less that one free person.
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A tougher runaway slave law was enacted.
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Detailed explanation-1: -Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention (1787) that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Three-Fifths Compromise can best be described as follows: A slave would be counted as three-fifths of a white person for the purposes of taxation and representation.
Detailed explanation-3: -The three-fifths compromise was an agreement reached by members of the Constitutional Convention in 1787. It provided for the enumeration of 3/5ths of the enslaved population in a state for the purpose of determining the number of Representatives in Congress each state would have.
Detailed explanation-4: -Which of the following statements is true about the Three-fifths Compromise? Under this compromise, five slaves would count as three free persons in apportioning seats in the House of Representatives.
Detailed explanation-5: -Which of the following statements most accurately describes the Three-Fifths Compromise? It determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation and taxation.