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The Statistics of Slavery To 1860. “An American Slave Market” by Taylor, 1852.

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1 The Statistics of Slavery To 1860

2 “An American Slave Market” by Taylor, 1852

3 Slaves Waiting for Sale (Crowe)

4 Statistical Source: National Census

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7 What impact did changes in transportation have on agriculture? What impact did changes have on slavery?

8 Internal Slave Trade 1810– 1860

9 Value of Cotton Exports as a % of All U.S. Exports, 1800–1860

10 Growth of Cotton Production and Slave Population, 1790–1860

11 Total Slave Population 1820

12 Total Slave Population 1860

13 Distribution of Slaves 1790

14 Distribution of Slaves 1860

15 Cash Value of Farms 1860

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17 White, Free Black, Slave Population as % of State Population 1860

18 Slaves in the South Slaves in the Lower South : 2,312,352 (47% of total population). Slaves in the Upper South: 1,208758 (29% of total population). Slaves in the Border States: 432,586 (13% of total population).

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21 % Slaveholding Families as % of Free Families Mississippi: 49% South Carolina:46% Georgia: 37% Alabama: 35% Florida: 34% Louisiana: 29% Texas: 28% North Carolina: 28% Virginia: 26% Tennessee: 25% Kentucky: 23% Arkansas: 20% Missouri: 13% Maryland: 12% Delaware: 3%

22 Southern Currency Included Slavery Images

23 Pro-Slavery Propaganda 1852


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