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Why did southern states want to count enslaved people toward their whole

populations?
O A. Because it would preserve the institution of slavery
о B. Because it would keep them from having to give enslaved people
legal rights
OC. Because it would increase their total number of voters in elections
D. Because it would give them greater representation in Congress

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D
Congress representatives are determined by population, so if they count their slaves then they can get more representation
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D- it would give them a greater representation in congress. in order to keep slavery they needed to more represented than the northern states
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