Questions and Answers
What was the period during which one million enslaved people were moved from the Upper South to the Lower South?
Which of the following occupations did NOT profit from the slave trade?
What was one of the industries that was facilitated by the slave trade?
Where were the enslaved people moved to from the Upper South?
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When did the United States end its legal participation in the global slave trade?
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Study Notes
The US Slave Trade
- The US legally ended its participation in the global slave trade in 1808, but slave traders continued to operate illegally.
- Between 1790 and 1860, approximately one million enslaved people were forcibly relocated from the tobacco-producing Upper South to cotton fields in the Lower South.
The Economic Impact of the Slave Trade
- The illegal slave trade supported middle-class occupations in both the North and South, including:
- Bankers
- Doctors
- Lawyers
- Insurance brokers
- Shipping agents
- The slave trade also facilitated the expansion of textile mills in the Northeast.
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Learn about the illegal US slave trade and its lasting economic effects on the North and South, including the relocation of enslaved people and the support of middle-class occupations.
