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NAEP US History Grade 8

Category - US History

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At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, northern and southern delegates debated whether or not slaves would be counted as part of a state’s population. Disagreement over this question led to bitter tensions among delegates.To resolve the question referred to in the passage, delegates agreed to
  1. include all male slaves in population totals
  2. include no slaves in population totals
  3. count each slave as three-fifths of a person in population totals
  4. count slaves in the southern states but not in the northern states
Explanation
Answer: C - count each slave as three-fifths of a person in population totals.
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