Which Statement Is True About Slave Trading Within the United

question 115

Multiple Choice

Which statement is true about slave trading within the United States between 1820 and 1860?

• A) More than 2 million enslaved people were sold during this time.
• B) The states of the Upper South were known as "importing" states, because of the vast number of slaves they purchased from the Lower South.
• C) Slave trading was illegal and took place in secret.
• D) Cotton Kingdom states refused to take part in slave trading.
• E) Southern states and municipalities did not tax the sale of slaves, because slave trades were performed off the books.

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