The 3/5 Compromise Video

What was the primary issue addressed during the Constitutional Convention of 1787?

• Trade regulations

• State boundaries

• Representation in Congress

• Election of the President

How were enslaved individuals counted towards state populations as per the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• Not counted at all

• As full persons

• As three-fifths of a person

• As half of a person

What was the effect of the Three-Fifths Compromise on Southern states' power in Congress?

• Decreased their power

• Reduced their number of seats

• Gave them disproportionate power

• Made no change

Which amendment abolished the Three-Fifths Compromise?

• 10th Amendment

• 13th Amendment

• 14th Amendment

• 15th Amendment

Which event marked the beginning of the end for the institution of slavery in America?

• Signing of the Declaration of Independence

• Louisiana Purchase

• Outbreak of the Civil War

• Ratification of the Constitution