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How did SOUTHERN states want each slave to be counted toward representation?
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How did SOUTHERN states want
each slave to be counted toward
representation?

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They wanted them counted toward the population to increase the south’s political power.
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The southern states wanted their slaves to be counted toward representation to increase their ability of having more representatives in Congress, to protect and defend their owning slavery.

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