Slavery was a hotly debated topic at the Constitutional Convention. On one hand, Southern states wanted slaves to count towards population. This would increase the amount of representatives the Southern states had in the House of Representatives.
On the other hand, the South did not want slaves to count towards the population because this would result in the Southern states paying more direct taxes to the federal government.
The North felt the opposite than the South. Nonetheless, this issue was solved by the 3/5ths Compromise. This compromise stated that every 5 slaves would count as 3 people towards a states population for both representation and taxation.
The white southerners viewed slavery as more of a right than a "privilege." The believed that they were superior and they shouldn't have to do their own work when Africans could do it for them.
Context is the correct answer.
Answer:
the Caribbean
Explanation:
During four separate trips that started with the one in 1492, Columbus landed on various Caribbean islands that are now the Bahamas as well as the island later called Hispaniola. He also explored the Central and South American coasts.
