Question

Which states would gain the most representation in Congress from the Three-Fifths Compromise reached at the Constitutional Convention?

A.
states with no slaves
B.
states with heavily indebted farmers
C.
states with a large number of slaves
D.
states with wealthy merchants

Answer 1

C. States with a large number of slaves

Slave states were the ones who advocated for the Three-Fifths Compromise because it states that each slave counted as 3/5 of a person in terms of representation. Although slaves could not vote, a large slave population counted towards the representation a state would receive based on their population.

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