Why Were Northerners Opposed to the Southern States Counting Slaves

Multiple Choice

Why were Northerners opposed to the Southern states counting slaves as free people in their population?

A) They did not want slaves to feel as though they were free persons in any way.
B) Doing so would boost the Southern representation in the legislature.
C) It would mean the North would be taxed at a higher rate than the South.
D) Doing so would signal the end of slavery and a likely economic collapse.