During the Constitutional Convention, Northerners argued that it did not make sense to count slaves for purposes of political representation when slaves were treated as property instead of as people.

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Northerners at the Constitutional Convention argued against counting slaves for representation because they were considered property, not citizens, and counting them would give Southern states more political power without granting rights to the enslaved individuals.

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