> If the slave states wanted more seats in the House (and by extension, more power), all they had to do was free their slaves. That's the incentive. You arguab

> If the slave states wanted more seats in the House (and by extension, more power), all they had to do was free their slaves. That's the incentive. You arguably get greater returns by keeping your slaves, but practicing forced breeding programs (which very much existed on plantations). If you can get slaves to produce 40% more children than they would without being raped, you end up ahead in representation without giving up your slaves.