Question

The power imbalance among northern and southern representatives due to the Three-Fifths Compromise changed the nature of the United States and eventually led to what?

Answer 1

The civil war due to these tax disagreements the civil war started

Answer 2

The correct answer is the Civil War.

The Three-Fifths Compromise was one that stated that every 5 slaves count as 3 citizens towards a states population for both taxation and representation reasons. This meant that Southern states received more legislators based on the number of slaves they had. The North felt this was extremely unfair, as these slaves did not have any political power in the South. From there, the controversey over slavery and whether it should exist in new territories added by the US during the 19th century would continue to cause problems between the two different regions. This culminated with the beginning of the Civil War in 1861.