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The American Revolution in Western Virginia — Test

Question 4 • Social Studies 8

During the Constitutional Convention, delegates disagreed over

Answer
A
how enslaved people’s votes should be counted when electing representatives.
B
whether enslaved people should be freed from plantations in the South.
C
how enslaved people should be counted for purposes of state representation.
D
whether enslaved people should have representatives at the proceedings.

Explanation

Delegates disagreed about how to count enslaved people when deciding how many representatives each state would receive in Congress. The Three-Fifths Compromise counted three-fifths of the enslaved population for representation and taxation. Choice C describes this dispute; the disagreement was not about enslaved people voting or being represented as delegates at the Convention.

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