Question

How did southern leaders entrenched beliefs about slavery affect their political demands during the Constitutional Convention?

A. Though southern leaders believed Africans were racially inferior, they still attempted to win the support of delegates who had formerly been slaves.
B. Though southern leaders refused to acknowledge slavery's cruelty, they still demanded extra federal funding for slaves' medical care,
C. Though southern leaders insisted that slaves were property, they still wanted them to count toward their states populations.
D. Though southern leaders demanded that slavery be legalized in all states, they still supported measures banning the sale of slaves in the North​

Answer 1

C. Though southern leaders insisted that slaves were property, they still wanted them to count toward their states populations.

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