Map: Size of Slaveholdings, 1860

question 23

Multiple Choice

Map: Size of Slaveholdings, 1860

-According to the map, which of the following was true about American slavery in the South in the early to mid-nineteenth century?

• A) The majority of southerners owned at least five slaves.
• B) Most slaves lived on plantations of ten or fewer slaves.
• C) The largest plantations were concentrated near waterways.
• D) No legislative attempts had been made to limit the spread of slavery.

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