The Three-Fifths Compromise

question 29

Multiple Choice

The Three-Fifths Compromise

• A)determined that three out of every five slaves would be counted for purposes of representation.
• B)determined the ratio between free states and slave states.
• C)declared that the states would pay three-fifths of the Revolutionary War debt and the federal government would pay the rest.
• D)determined that all American citizens would pay three-fifths of their incomes to the federal government in taxes every year.

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A biome found in the temperate zone, characterized by trees that lose their leaves annually.

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