"At the time of the American Revolution, fewer than 10 percent of the half million slaves in the thirteen colonies resided in the North, working primarily in agriculture.... Most of the original Northern colonies implemented a process of gradual emancipation in the late-18th and early-19th centuries, requiring the children of slave mothers to remain in servitude for a set period, typically 28 years. Other regions above the Mason-Dixon line ended slavery upon statehood early in the nineteenth century- Ohio in 1803 & Indiana in 1816, for instance....
Throughout colonial & antebellum history, U.S. slaves lived primarily in the South. Slaves comprised less than a tenth of the total Southern population in 1680 but grew to a third by 1790. At that date, 293,000 slaves lived in Virginia alone, making up 42 percent of all slaves in the U.S. at the time. South Carolina, North Carolina, & Maryland each had over 100,000 slaves. After the American Revolution, the Southern slave population exploded, reaching about 1.1 million in 1810 and over 3.9 million in 1860."
-from "Slavery in the South," Jenny Bourne
Question 1
Based on these sources, calls for the abolition of slavery in the early 1800s
Responses
A were most likely found in northern states.were most likely found in northern states.
B were not yet heard in any part of the country.were not yet heard in any part of the country.
C were loudest along the west coast of the country.were loudest along the west coast of the country.
D were likely to have been very common in the South.were likely to have been very common in the South.
Question 2
Which idea from the passage is confirmed by the map?
Responses
A ...(T)he children of slave mothers (had to) to remain in servitude for a set period, typically 28 years."...(T)he children of slave mothers (had to) to remain in servitude for a set period, typically 28 years."
B "Slaves comprised less than a tenth of the total Southern population in 1680 but grew to a third by 1790.""Slaves comprised less than a tenth of the total Southern population in 1680 but grew to a third by 1790."
C "After the American Revolution, the Southern slave population exploded, reaching about 1.1 million in 1810 and over 3.9 million in 1860.""After the American Revolution, the Southern slave population exploded, reaching about 1.1 million in 1810 and over 3.9 million in 1860."
D "Other regions above the Mason-Dixon line ended slavery upon statehood early in the nineteenth century- Ohio in 1803 & Indiana in 1816, for instance...."
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Question 1: Based on these sources, calls for the abolition of slavery in the early 1800s
Response: A. were most likely found in northern states.
Question 2: Which idea from the passage is confirmed by the map?
Response: C. "After the American Revolution, the Southern slave population exploded, reaching about 1.1 million in 1810 and over 3.9 million in 1860."
