Question

which two titles best complete the diagram to show each side of the slavery debates at the constitutional convention?
(1)

• wanted to limit the growth of slavery
• did not want to include slaves in state population totals

(2)

• believed slavery was helping their states grow richer
• wanted to include slaves in state population totals

a. (1) delegates from republican states; (2) delegates from southern states
b. (1) delegates from northern states; (2) delegates from democratic states
c. (1) delegates from northern states; (2) delegates from southern states
d. (1) delegates from southern states; (2) delegates from northern states

Explanation:

During the Constitutional Convention, northern states, which had less reliance on slavery, aimed to limit slavery's growth and exclude slaves from population counts (as it would give southern states more political power). Southern states, whose economies (especially agriculture like cotton) depended on slave labor, believed slavery enriched their states and wanted slaves included in population totals (to increase their representation).

Answer:

C. (1) Delegates from northern states; (2) Delegates from southern states