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Diplomacy -Slaves Were Counted as 3/5 of a Person for the the Purposes

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Diplomacy
-Slaves were counted as 3/5 of a person for the purposes of population counting in the Constitution because:


A) A similar policy had been created for immigrants
B) Abolitionists hoped that partial acknowledgement would be the gateway to legal rights
C) There were more slaves in the South than the North, where they counted fully
D) The Southern states wanted as many representatives in the House as possible
E) Slaves had limited legal rights, as this status reflected

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