Question

The three- fifths compromise was required due to
 A. Rural dwellers wanting more representation in the state legislature.
 B. Southern states worried about an imbalance in the Senate due to the impending statehood for the Northwest Territory state
The C. Southern States wanting more representation in the House of Representation
D. Northern state wanting more military protection due to their proximity to British Canada
E. frustration over the inability to amend the article of the constitution due to a requirement of unanimity.

Answer 1

Hint: The three- fifths compromise which was introduced by James Wilson and Roger Sherman was a compromise during the 1787 United States Constitutional Convention. It was the discussion about representation and calculation of slaves determining a state’s population.

Complete answer: The three-fifths compromise was the agreement between the northern and southern states at the united state constitutional convention. They discussed the issue of the representation by determining the state’s population, which further would determine a state’s number of seats in the House of Representatives and how much the tax would be paid by them. The agreement or compromise rested on the counting of three out of every slave as people, giving the Southern states third more seats in Congress and a third more electoral votes than if slaves been ignored.
Thus, option C is correct as southern states wanted more representation in the house of representation so that would benefit them to get more seats.

Note: The 13th Amendment of 1865 scrapped the three-fifth compromise by outlawing the enslavement of Black people and abolished slavery in the United States or any place subject to their jurisdiction. It was the biggest change in America.