"It is a [disadvantage) to the slave-holding states, which takes away two-fifths of their representation (in Congress). A black man in a free state is worth more than a black man in a slave state. This gives free states more political power under the
Constitution."
-- Frederick Douglass, 1860
The quote from Frederick Douglass is about a compromise that was made when the US Constitution was written. Which two
groups of states were involved in the compromise?
A)
eastern states and western states.
B)
western states and northern states.
southern states and western states.
D)
northern states and southern states.