Question

the divisive issue of slavery also affected proportional representation in congress. since larger populations meant more representatives in congress, southern states wanted to count enslaved people in their recorded populations. northern states disagreed. slavery was less common in northern states, so counting enslaved populations for representation would not benefit them, and many northern states strongly opposed slavery. to settle this issue, the framers made a controversial decision called the three - fifths compromise. read their decision, found in article i of the constitution. then answer the question below. representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states... according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole number of free persons... three fifths of all other persons... apportioned: assigned all other persons: enslaved people based on the description above, what did the three - fifths compromise do? select all that apply. it settled the dispute by issuing higher taxes on three - fifths of the populations of states with enslaved people. it gave enslaved people three - fifths of a vote to ensure their needs were represented in congress. it gave southern states with large numbers of enslaved people the benefit of additional representatives in congress. it proposed a formula allowing states to count every five enslaved people as three people in state population records.

Explanation:

The Three - Fifths Compromise was about apportioning representatives and direct taxes. It counted three - fifths of enslaved people for the purpose of determining a state's population for representation and taxation. Enslaved people did not get actual votes. Southern states with many enslaved people got more representatives as a result. It meant every five enslaved people were counted as three in population records for these purposes.

Answer:

C. It gave southern states with large numbers of enslaved people the benefit of additional representatives in Congress.
D. It proposed a formula allowing states to count every five enslaved people as three people in state population records.