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Which group of states had more votes in the House of Representatives: slaveholding or nonslaveholding?

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Explanation: New York had the greatest number, with just over 20,000. New Jersey had close to 12,000 slaves. Vermont was the first Northern region to abolish slavery when it became an independent republic in 1777.

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