Author Question: All of the following are reasons for the natural increase of the slave population during the ... (Read 29 times)

Charlie · **on:** Aug 9, 2018

All of the following are reasons for the natural increase of the slave population during the antebellum period EXCEPT:

A) a decrease in manumissions.
B) high fertility rates among enslaved women.
C) illegal importation of slaves.
D) better healthcare on the plantations.

Question 2

In the South, the slave population grew by about ________ every decade from 1820 to 1860.

A) 10 percent
B) 25 percent
C) 35 percent
D) 50 percent