Compute the Missing Amounts

question 257

Essay

Compute the missing amounts.

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Definitions:

Internal Slave Trade

refers to the buying and selling of slaves within the domestic borders of a country, particularly prevalent in the United States before the Civil War.

Plantation Work

Labor performed on large agricultural estates, historically associated with slavery and the cultivation of cash crops such as tobacco, cotton, and sugar.

Fugitive Slave Act

The Fugitive Slave Act was a law passed by the United States Congress in 1850 to provide for the return of slaves who escaped from one state into another state or territory.

American Colonization Society

An organization established in the early 19th century aimed at resettling free African-Americans to Africa; Liberia was a significant colony established by this society.