Question

11. (1.8) During the Constitutional Convention, one of the primary debates was about the issue of

slavery. The southerners considered slaves as property. Which sentence explains why the southerners
wanted to count the slaves in their population?
A. Higher populated states meant more prestige in the federal government.
B. Higher populated states meant they could choose the vice president.
C. Higher populations meant sending more senators to congress.
D. Higher populations meant sending more representatives to congress.

Answer 1

your answer would be D higher populations meant sending more representatives to Congress

Step-by-step explanation:

One branch, the House of Representatives, would be based on population .