What impact did the three-fifths compromise have on the passage of the constitution at the philadelphia convention? what impact did the three-fifths compromise have on the passage of the constitution at the philadelphia convention? a) politicians needed a compromise that would allow southerners the security of maintaining slavery. b) politicians believed a compromise would lead southerners to emancipate their slaves through eschewing representation in the house of representatives. c) politicians believed that a compromise was needed to support the success of northern factory workers. d) politicians sought a compromise that would allow northerners to maintain control of the us senate. i think the anwser is either c or a? but i am not sure.

The correct answer is A. Politicians needed a compromise that would allow southerners the security of maintaing slavery.

Explanation:

The Three-Fifths Compromise was an agreement based on a compromise between the 13 original states in the United States, that a slave should count for 3/5 free men in the state's population when the seats of the newly-created House of Representatives were to be distributed. The agreement was passed on the Philadelphia Convention in 1787 and enshrined in the Constitution.

North States had originally argued that only free citizens should count when allocating seats in the House of Representatives. South states, on the other hand, had argued that the slaves should also be counted, as the slave southern states would thus be over-represented in the House of Representatives. The settlement was that a slave had to count for 3/5 free man and that this three-fifths man's owner was required to pay taxes for his slave.

As slaves were still not allowed to vote, the agreement gave the slave owners a clear political advantage as they thus constituted the majority of the population of the young union.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.

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