Question

What did the Three-Fifths Compromise rule about enslaved people?

Answer 1

Answer: D. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a temporary solution to a long-term political issue.

Explanation:

The Three-fifths Compromise was a compromise reached among delegates who came from the southern and northern states during the United States Constitutional Convention which held in 1787.

These delegates had disputes on how slaves are to be counted during census to determine the total population of each state which, consequently would determine the amount of taxes to be paid, as well as the number of house of representative seats. They reached a compromise by agreeing that three-fifths (three out of five) of the slave population are going to be counted to determine direct taxation and representation in the house of representatives.

Hence, the accurate statement about the Three-Fifths Compromise is that, the Three-Fifths Compromise was a temporary solution to a long-term political issue.

Answer 2

The Three-Fifths Compromise ruled that enslaved people would count as 3/5 of a white person what it came to determining each state's representation in Congress.