Based on this chard which of the following explains why some states support the three-friths Compromise

a. Virginia and south Carolina had the highest slave populations and could add three-fiths of each slave to their populations for representation
b. only six states have slave populations of more than thirty percent to add three-fiths of each slave to their population for representation
c. fewer than fifty percent of the States had a significant slave population to take advantages of the three-fith compromise
d. new Hampshire and north Carolina had insignificant slave populations and the three-frith Compromise was of no advantage


Answer: a. Virginia and south Carolina had the highest slave populations and could add three-fiths of each slave to their populations for representation

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