5 Questions
How many slave-owners were there in the United States in 1860?
400,000
What was the approximate population of slaves in the United States in 1860?
4 million
What idea was the nation founded upon?
Equality
What percentage of the population were slaves in the United States?
12%
What was the main reason behind the transportation of African men and women to the New World?
Trade purposes
Study Notes
Slavery in the United States
- In 1860, approximately 385,000 people in the United States owned slaves.
- The population of slaves in the United States in 1860 was around 3.2 million.
- The United States was founded upon the idea of liberty, but slave labor played a significant role in its economy.
- Slaves made up about 12-15% of the total population in the United States.
- The main reason behind the transportation of African men and women to the New World was to provide labor for plantations, particularly for sugar, tobacco, and cotton production.
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