Card 14 / 86: How did the delegates to the Constitutional Convention resolve their disagreement regarding slavery
A)
It was agreed that Congress would abolish slavery in 1850.
B)
It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of representation but not for purposes of taxation.
C)
It was agreed that a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of taxation but not for purposes of representation.
D)
It was agreed that 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.
Answer:
D) It was agreed that 60 percent of a state’s slave population would be counted for purposes of both representation and taxation.
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