They kept people afraid for their lives and of that of their loved ones. SO if they were afraid they would not speak out against the government.
The three-fifths compromise was basically congress deeming that a slave was three fifths of a person. So I do believe that it is the first one: States representation in congress based on slave population
<span>prestige, power, access to raw materials, opening up new markets and the spread of Christianity.</span>
The answer to the question being stated above is definitely the last option.
The role of the national government in a federal system is to balance the power of the states.
><span>A federal system is a type of government whose powers are divided between the federal (national) government and local governments.</span>
