American History- What impact did the Three-Fifths Compromise have on the passage of the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention?

What impact did the Three-Fifths Compromise have on the passage of the Constitution at the Philadelphia Convention?

A) Politicians needed a compromise that would allow southerners the security of maintaining slavery.

B) Politicians believed a compromise would lead southerners to emancipate their slaves through eschewing representation in the House of Representatives.

C) Politicians believed that a compromise was needed to support the success of northern factory workers.

D) Politicians sought a compromise that would allow northerners to maintain control of the US Senate.

I think the anwser is either C or A? But I am not sure.

2 answers

Yes. One of those answers is right.
Is the Answer A ?