Why did Northern states fight against having enslaved people counted as full citizens?(1 point)

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Northern states fought to have enslaved people counted as full citizens.
Northern states fought to have enslaved people counted as full citizens.

Northern states viewed enslaved people as property, thus they believed that enslaved people should not be counted as full citizens.
Northern states viewed enslaved people as property, thus they believed that enslaved people should not be counted as full citizens.

Northern states knew that they would politically benefit if their population was lower than Southern states.
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.
The South would benefit greatly from having a high population for high political power in the House of Representatives.
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The South would benefit greatly from having a high population for high political power in the House of Representatives.

Northern states were concerned that if enslaved people were counted as full citizens, it would give Southern states more representation in Congress, thereby increasing their political power. This was a key issue in the debates surrounding the Three-Fifths Compromise, where enslaved individuals were counted as three-fifths of a person for tax and representation purposes.