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True/False: The southern slaves states wanted slaves to count toward calculating the state's population to determine representation in Congress

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True

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The larger population a state had the more representation they got in Congress so southern states did want slaves to count towards the states population. Slaves would later be counted and 3 out of every 5 slaves were counted as people.

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