Question

complete the text.

delegates at the convention disagreed about how to count enslaved people in the census. but they were able to reach a compromise. they agreed that each enslaved person would ________________________ in the census.

count the same amount as a free
person

count as three - fifths of a free
person

count as one - half of a free person

not be counted

Explanation:

This question is about the Three - Fifths Compromise during the U.S. Constitutional Convention. The compromise was that each enslaved person would be counted as three - fifths of a free person for the purposes of apportioning representatives and direct taxes.

Answer:

B. count as three - fifths of a free person