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How did the constitution affect the power of slave states?

A. The "fugitive clause" helped free states turn fugitive slaves into free people.
B. Limitations on slavery by making it illegal would drive up the value of slaves.
C. The "three-fifths formula" helped slave states count slaves as part of their population
for more power.
D. The large numbers of slaves in slave states counted as more people so slaves would
get to vote.

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Step-by-step explanation:

The delegates placed a similar fugitive slave clause in the Constitution. This was part of a deal with New England states. .It also resulted in the illegal kidnapping and return to slavery of thousands of free blacks. The three-fifths compromise increased the South's representation in Congress and the Electoral College.

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