If Slaveholding States Considered Slaves Property, Not People, Why Did

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Multiple Choice

If slaveholding states considered slaves property, not people, why did they want slaves counted as free persons within the census?

• A) They wanted to count Blacks in slaveholding states in the same way Blacks were counted in nonslaveholding states for the sake of equality.
• B) These states were confused about the outcome of counting slaves as full persons.
• C) This would provide these states with a greater number of seats in the House of Representatives.
• D) They did not want to appear unfair in how they developed the Constitution.

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