Question

Why did some South Carolina delegates argue that enslaved people should

not be fully counted when determining a state’s population?

(1 point)
Responses

They believed counting enslaved people would help spread political power more evenly across all states.
They believed counting enslaved people would help spread political power more evenly across all states.

They wanted Southern states to gain more representation in Congress by increasing their population numbers.
They wanted Southern states to gain more representation in Congress by increasing their population numbers.

They hoped counting enslaved people would lead to the immediate end of slavery.
They hoped counting enslaved people would lead to the immediate end of slavery.

They thought enslaved people would be given the right to vote if they were included in the population count.

Answer 1

They wanted Southern states to gain more representation in Congress by increasing their population numbers.

(Counting enslaved people would raise Southern states' population totals and thus give them more seats in the House; this dispute led to the Three‑Fifths Compromise.)