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CLEP US History I

Category - Politics

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Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person for the purposes of population counting in the Constitution because:
  1. A similar policy had been created for immigrants
  2. Abolitionists hoped that partial acknowledgement would be the gateway to legal rights
  3. There were more slaves in the South than the North, where they counted fully
  4. The Southern states wanted as many representatives in the House as possible
  5. Slaves had limited legal rights, as this status reflected
Explanation
Answer: D - Slaves counted for population purposes because the Southern states wants as much representation in the Southern states as possible. Slaves had absolutely no legal rights, and the 3/5 Compromise did nothing to change this. The North had objected to slaves be counted at all since they had no legal rights; however, the South would not accept this, so the 3/5 Compromise was created.
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