Article 1, Section 2, Clause 3 of the United States Constitution, 1787
Representatives and direct taxes shall be apportioned among the several states which may be included within this Union, according to their respective numbers, which shall be determined by adding the whole number of free persons, including those bound to service for a term of years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three-fifths of all other persons. The actual enumeration shall be made within three years after the first meeting of the Congress of the United States, and within every subsequent term of ten years, in such manner as they shall by law direct. The number of representatives shall not exceed one for every thirty thousand, but each state shall have at least one representative.
Use the provision from the U.S. Constitution to answer the question.
What conclusion does the clause MOST CLEARLY support?
A.
The framers fiercely debated whether to permit slavery under the Constitution.
B.
The framers agreed to delay a decision on the slave trade and the institution of slavery.
C.
The framers compromised on counting enslaved persons toward representation and taxation.
D.
The framers believed that taxing slave states for their enslaved workers would lead to abolition.