The three-fifths clause incorporated into the Constitution demonstrated that:
A)white Americans still treated African Americans as far less than equal.
B)the Articles of Confederation represented a viable model for governance.
C)the government was controlled by agricultural interests rather than commercial ones.
D)a centralized form of government would prove beneficial for the nation.
E)the federal government could not ignore the issue of debt.

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The three-fifths clause, which counted three out of every five slaves as a person for purposes of representation and taxation, reflected the dehumanization and unequal treatment of African Americans, as it essentially considered them less than full persons.

The Three-Fifths Clause Incorporated into the Constitution Demonstrated That