Read this question: "If representation in Congress is to be determined by the number of people who live in each state, should slaves be counted?"

At the Constitutional Convention, how would someone from a Southern state most likely respond? (1 point)

Select one:
a. Yes, they live in our state, and they should be counted.
b. Yes, they are equal to white people and should be counted.
c. No, slaves were not born in the states and should not be counted.
d. No, slaves are not equal to white people and should not be counted.

c. No, slaves were not born in the states and should not be counted.

explanation: we can only guess at how our actions may be perceived in the future. doing something really big like killing lots of people, saving lots of people, affecting the lives of lots of people is a sure fire way of being remembered in historical records. we can also make a difference in the history records by being a small influence on something bigger, whether that is as a civil servant, scientist or artist.

of course you could argue that we all affect history just as tiny cogs in a   bigger machine.

if you mean how do people influence our opinions of things which have already happened, then simply by writing a book which looks at things form a different perspective and trying to convince people that this perspective is more accurate or truthful. people do it all the time i.e. richard the third was a terrible or was he? plenty would disagree, it's just that their views aren't the most widely known.n:

whose power in the senate is equal to the power of the speaker of the house?