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Why did Northern states fight against counting enslaved people as part of state populations?

Why did Northern states fight against counting enslaved people as part of state populations?
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Why did Northern states fight against counting enslaved people as part of state populations?

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Answer:Because it would give southern states greater representation in Congress

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The Southern states wanted to count the entire slave population. This would increase their number of members of Congress.

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