Question

PLEASE HELP ASAP!!

During the Constitutional Convention, what did representatives from the

southern states argue in favor of?

A. All enslaved people should be counted as part of each state's

population.

B. No enslaved people should be counted as part of each state's

population.

C. Only three-fifths of enslaved people should be counted as part of

each state's population.

D. Only one-third of enslaved people should be counted as part of

each state's population

Answer 1

Answer: C. Only three-fifths of enslaved people should be counted as part of each state's population.

Step-by-step explanation: Three-fifths compromise, compromise agreement between delegates from the Northern and the Southern states at the United States Constitutional Convention that three-fifths of the slave population would be counted for determining direct taxation and representation in the House of Representatives.