The Three-Fifths Clause Incorporated into the Constitution Demonstrated That

question 16

Multiple Choice

The three-fifths clause incorporated into the Constitution demonstrated that:

• A)white Americans still treated African Americans as far less than equal.
• B)the Articles of Confederation represented a viable model for governance.
• C)the government was controlled by agricultural interests rather than commercial ones.
• D)a centralized form of government would prove beneficial for the nation.
• E)the federal government could not ignore the issue of debt.

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