A
The "fugitive clause" helped free states turn fugitive slaves into free people.
B
The large numbers of slaves in slave states counted as more people so slaves would get to vote.
C
The "three-fifths formula" helped slave states count slaves as part of their population for more power.
D
Limitations on slavery by making it illegal would drive up the value of slaves.
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The correct answer is:
C. The "three-fifths formula" helped slave states count slaves as part of their population for more power.
The three-fifths compromise allowed states to count three-fifths of their enslaved population for purposes of taxation and representation in Congress, which increased the political power of slave states.
