At the constitutional convention in 1787, delegates from northern and southern states disagreed over how slaves should be counted when determining a state’s population. they finally decided that three-fifths of a state’s slave population would be counted in the total population of the state. Why was this three-fifths compromise important for the southern states? A. it decreased the south’s contribution of soldiers to a future military draft.
B. it guaranteed southern states equal representation in the senate.
C. it increased the south’s representation in the house of representatives.
D. it prevented the federal government from taxing southern exports.