Why did Northern states fight against having enslaved people
counted as full citizens? (1 point)
Northern states viewed enslaved people as property, thus
they believed that enslaved people should not be counted
as full citizens.
Northern states fought to have enslaved people counted as
full citizens.
Northern states knew that they would politically benefit if
their population was lower than Southern states.
The South would benefit greatly from having a high
population for high political power in the House of
Representatives.
1 answer
Northern states believed that counting enslaved people as full citizens would give the Southern states disproportionate political power in the House of Representatives. They understood that the South would benefit greatly from having a high population, which would result in greater representation in the government. Therefore, they opposed counting enslaved people as full citizens to prevent this imbalance of power.