From the Late 1780s to Immediately Before the Civil War

question 20

Multiple Choice

From the late 1780s to immediately before the Civil War, the U.S. slave population

• A) increased from roughly 300,000 to over 6 million.
• B) increased from roughly 600,000 to almost 4 million.
• C) stayed roughly the same.
• D) increased by nearly 10 million.

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Definitions:

Techniques of Persuasion

Methods or strategies used to convince or influence others to change their attitudes, beliefs, or actions.

Compliance

The act of conforming to or following rules, standards, or laws.

Resist

To withstand, strive against, or oppose a force or influence.

Compliance Tactics

Strategies used to persuade or influence others to go along with one's request or command, often studied in social psychology.