Total Number of Enslaved Peoples Living in the United States

Question

Year Number of Slaves
1790 697,897
1800 893,041
1810 1,191,364
1820 1,539,038
1830 2,009,050
1840 2,487,455
1850 3,204,313
1860 3,953,760
Question
Use the chart to answer the question.
Based on the chart, how did westward expansion affect slavery in the United States between 1820 and 1850?
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Responses

The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.
The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.

The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture.
The slave population decreased as the U.S. economy became less dependent on agriculture.

The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free.
The slave population remained roughly the same as the new states admitted to the Union were largely free.

The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed.
The slave population remained roughly the same but its percentage of the total population skyrocketed.

Answer 1

The correct response is:

The slave population roughly doubled as several new slave states were admitted to the Union.

Between 1820 and 1850, the number of enslaved peoples in the United States increased significantly, reflecting the expansion of plantation agriculture and the admission of new slave states into the Union.