Question

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Why were southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention willing to accept the Three-Fifths
Compromise?

A. It increased the political influence of the South

B.It allowed indentured servants in the South to become citizens

C.It decreased the federal tax on property in the South

D.It allowed the South to expand its industrial output

Answer 1

Your answer is A

Step-by-step explanation:

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Answer 2

The Southern states wanted to count the entire slave population. This would increase their number of members of Congress. The Northern delegates and others opposed to slavery wanted to count only free persons, including free blacks in the North and South.

It gave them more voting power

Step-by-step explanation:

A is the answer