Question

At the Constitutional Convention, what was the main concern the northerners had about allowing southern states to count slaves for representation in Congress?

The slave trade would have to end, and the northern states wanted it to continue.

Counting them would result in slaves being allowed to vote on important decisions.

Once slaves were counted, all states would have to pay higher prices to own them.

Southern states could simply buy more slaves to increase their power in Congress.

Answer 1

@Geometry_Hater

Answer 2

Remember the 3/5ths compromise?

Answer 3

mmmm yea

Answer 4

the answer is gonna be based off of that.

Answer 5

B??

Answer 6

wait nooooooooo

Answer 7

@Geometry_Hater Help meeeeeeeeee

Answer 8

@myininaya @merridad954 please help meee what do you think it is??

Answer 9

The answer would come from the 3/5 compromise. The Three-Fifths Compromise was a compromise between Southern and Northern states reached during the Philadelphia Convention of 1787 in which three-fifths of the enumerated population of slaves would be counted for representation purposes regarding both the distribution of taxes and the apportionment of the members of the United States House of Representatives. It was proposed by delegates James Wilson and Roger Sherman.

Answer 10

@merridad954 is it between C and D??

Answer 11

@rajfk35

Answer 12

Is it D?

Answer 13

no

Answer 14

I mean C

Answer 15

@dumbcow @experimentX @campbell_st