Which of the following was a result of the Three-Fifths Clause in the Constitution?

A) It allowed three-fifths of free black people to vote in urban areas.
B) It pushed for three-fifths of all American taxes to come from foreign sources.
C) It increased the South’s political power in the House of Representatives.
D) Three-fifths of the slaves in the North were freed by 1787.


Answer: C

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