How Did the "Three-Fifths Rule" Benefit Southern States

question 22

Multiple Choice

How did the "three-fifths rule" benefit southern states?

• A)By ensuring that slaves would be educated
• B)By allowing slaves to join the army and have their pay sent to their owners
• C)By allowing slaves to be counted partially as population for congressional apportionment
• D)By allowing slaves to be counted fully as population for congressional apportionment
• E)By constitutionally protecting slavery throughout all of the states

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