in debates leading up to the three-fifths compromise, northern states argued that:

a. a strong federal government was necessary in order to ensure that slave states did not have an unfair economic advantage.

b. southern states should only be allowed to send representatives to the house of representatives, not to the senate.

c. slaves should not be included when counting a state’s population to determine representation in congress.

d. slaves should be able to buy their freedom after working for a certain number of years.