· The Three-Fifths Compromise was reached at the Constitutional Convention. What benefit did the southern states have in accepting the compromise?
(A)
It gave constitutional rights to African American slaves.
(B)
It gave the South political power through legislative representation.
(C) It allowed the North to pay a percentage of property taxes.
(D) It reaffirmed the institution of slavery in the South.

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Which describes what happened when anne hutchinson questioned the teachings of puritan leaders?

"but let us admit texas, and we shall place the balance of power in the hands of the texans themselves. they, with the southern states, will control the policy and the destiny of this nation; our tariff will then be held at the will of the texan advocates of free trade. are our friends of the north prepared to deliver over this great national policy to the people of texas? " - rep. joshua giddings, ohio, may 21, 1844 this quote points to what major issue in the years leading up to the civil war?