Why would southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention have opposed the Three-Fifths Compromise? A) They feared that the President would eventually become "king" in the United States. B) They believed it would be insufficient in protecting the United States from invasion. C) They opposed the creation of a Congress that would give states an equal number of Senators. D) They wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of Congressional representation.

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Aaron Ingram

17 November, 04:24

Why would southern delegates to the Constitutional Convention have opposed the Three-Fifths Compromise? A) They feared that the President would eventually become "king" in the United States. B) They believed it would be insufficient in protecting the United States from invasion. C) They opposed the creation of a Congress that would give states an equal number of Senators. D) They wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of Congressional representation.

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Alice Hartman · Answer 1

D) They wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed of Congressional representation.

Explanation:

When the organization of the Senate and the House of Representatives was being established in the laws of the country, it was important to decide how many representatives and senators were going to work in Congress.

Representatives are elected based in population, as more populated states have more representatives. However, the Founding Fathers could not agree on whether slaves were to be counted for this population.

The Three-Fifths Compromise established that three slaves out of every five were to be counted. However, some southern delegates might have opposed this compromise, as they wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for the purpose of Congressional representation.

Gunner Houston · Answer 2

D) They wanted their full population of slaves to be counted for purposed Congresional representation.