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Why was the Three-Fifths Compromise necessary? (Select all that apply.)

A. Southerners were concerned that northerners would establish plantations and drive down the price of the south’s cash crops.

B. Northerners feared that southerners would free their slaves, causing a mass migration of former slaves to northern states.

C. Northerners believed that if slaves were counted as part of the population, then the southern states would dominate the House of Representatives.

D. Southerners feared that they would be taxed twice if each slave were counted as property as well as part of the population.

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astroprincess331
The most rational answer is C. 
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Answer:

C. Northerners believed that if slaves were counted as part of the population, then the southern states would dominate the House of Representatives.

D. Southerners feared that they would be taxed twice if each slave were counted as property as well as part of the population.

Explanation:

During the Constitutional Convention of 1787, Southern states wanted to count all slaves for purposes of representation in Congress because without slaves they would be a minority, they also didn't want to be taxed for considering slaves as property and as part of the population, on the other hand, Northern states didn't want to count all Southern slaves as part of the population because that would lead to a majority of Southern representation in Congress. The Three-Fifths compromise was the agreement between Southern and Northern states to count three out of five slaves as part of the population for representation and taxation purposes.

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