https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/republic
I suspect they mean it benefited slave holding states because the realistic alternative was not to count slaves at all. Remember they were not allowed to vote.
Because every day Americans vote on representatives who in turn vote on legislation, rather than Americans voting on issues directly, our system of government is known as a _____________.
republic
nation
constitutional monarchy
democracy
The 3/5ths Compromise catered to ___________ by allowing slaves to count as 3/5ths of a person when drawing up Congressional apportionment in the legislature.
slave-holding states
mercantile states
industrial states
Northern states
I feel like both the answers are A XD
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