Three-Fifths Compromise
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The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Three-Fifths Compromise canonical | 8 |
| Three-fifths compromise | 1 |
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Target entity: Three-Fifths Compromise Context triple: [Constitutional Convention, significantEvent, Three-Fifths Compromise]
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A.
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was the 1787 agreement at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature by combining proportional representation in the House of Representatives with equal representation for each state in the Senate.
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Compromise of 1790
The Compromise of 1790 was a pivotal political deal in early U.S. history in which Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison agreed to secure federal assumption of state debts in exchange for locating the national capital along the Potomac River.
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C.
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an 1820 U.S. federal statute that temporarily eased sectional tensions by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while banning slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ parallel.
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Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
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E.
Lee Resolution
The Lee Resolution was the 1776 proposal in the Second Continental Congress that called for the American colonies’ independence from Great Britain and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Three-Fifths Compromise Target entity description: The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
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A.
Great Compromise
The Great Compromise was the 1787 agreement at the U.S. Constitutional Convention that created a bicameral legislature by combining proportional representation in the House of Representatives with equal representation for each state in the Senate.
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B.
Compromise of 1790
The Compromise of 1790 was a pivotal political deal in early U.S. history in which Alexander Hamilton, Thomas Jefferson, and James Madison agreed to secure federal assumption of state debts in exchange for locating the national capital along the Potomac River.
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C.
Missouri Compromise
The Missouri Compromise was an 1820 U.S. federal statute that temporarily eased sectional tensions by admitting Missouri as a slave state and Maine as a free state while banning slavery in most of the remaining Louisiana Territory north of the 36°30′ parallel.
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D.
Compromise of 1850
The Compromise of 1850 was a package of U.S. laws intended to ease sectional tensions over slavery and territorial expansion, notably admitting California as a free state while strengthening the Fugitive Slave Act.
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E.
Lee Resolution
The Lee Resolution was the 1776 proposal in the Second Continental Congress that called for the American colonies’ independence from Great Britain and paved the way for the Declaration of Independence.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional compromise
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historical agreement ⓘ provision of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| affectedGroup | enslaved people in the United States ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
apportionment of seats in the United States House of Representatives
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direct taxation among the states ⓘ |
| benefited | slaveholding states ⓘ |
| category |
1787 in American law
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Slavery-related legislation in the United States ⓘ United States constitutional history ⓘ |
| cause |
entrenchment of slavery’s political power
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overrepresentation of slaveholding states in Congress ⓘ |
| contributedTo | sectional tensions over slavery ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dateFormulated | 1787 ⓘ |
| defines |
how enslaved people were counted for direct taxation
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how enslaved people were counted for representation ⓘ |
| doesNotMean | that enslaved people were legally three-fifths of a person in all contexts ⓘ |
| endedEffectivelyBy |
abolition of slavery in the United States
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adoption of equal apportionment based on whole persons ⓘ |
| establishedRatio | three-fifths of all other Persons ⓘ |
| formulatedAt | Constitutional Convention ⓘ |
| formulatedIn | Philadelphia ⓘ |
| foundIn | Article I, Section 2 of the United States Constitution ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Founding era of the United States ⓘ |
| increased |
influence of slaveholding states in the Electoral College
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political power of slaveholding states ⓘ representation of slaveholding states in the House of Representatives ⓘ |
| influenced | balance of power between free and slave states ⓘ |
| legalStatus | superseded ⓘ |
| longTermEffect |
impact on presidential elections through Electoral College apportionment
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strengthening of pro-slavery coalitions in early U.S. politics ⓘ |
| moralAssessment | widely regarded as racist and dehumanizing ⓘ |
| negotiatedBetween |
delegates from Northern states
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delegates from Southern states ⓘ |
| partOf | United States Constitution ⓘ |
| purpose |
to resolve dispute over counting enslaved people for representation
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to secure agreement on the new United States Constitution ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Electoral College
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surface form:
Electoral College of the United States
United States House of Representatives ⓘ direct taxes in the early United States ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| scope | federal representation and direct taxation only ⓘ |
| supersededBy |
Fourteenth Amendment
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surface form:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
Thirteenth Amendment ⓘ
surface form:
Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution
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| textualPhrase | three fifths of all other Persons ⓘ |
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Subject: Three-Fifths Compromise Description of subject: The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement in the early United States that counted enslaved people as three-fifths of a person for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, entrenching slavery’s political power.
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