Why was the 3/5 compromise necessary?
a)because the senate was equally divided between the northern states and southern states
b)because southern states had large populations of enslaved people which could influence representation
c)because three fifths of the states would not agree to the great compromise
d) because the election of the president was based on the voting rights of both free and enslaved people

B) Southern states had large populations of enslaved people which could influence representation.

the discoverers and explorers: 1. natives showed jedediah smith the way. 2. william sublette was the first cross it with a caravan. 3.joel walker and his family were the frist settlers to use it. the jumping off point: 1. founded in 1827 near where the missouri river flows into the mississippi. 2. by the 1840's, it was the most popular "jumping off" point for pioneers to stock their wagons with supplies. 3. missionaries from the church of jesus christ of latter day saints attempted to make independence their zion, or holy capital. the route west: 1. the first emigrants to oregon came by ship before the trail was established. 2. ships continued to to travel to oregon even after the overland migrations began, but they were not popular among the pioneers. 3. the fare for a sea journey to oregon was quite expensive--few pioneer families could afford it. i don't know the other three i'm sorry.

d. promised it other land