What group made up one-eighth of the american population?

southern citizens
northern citizens
slaves
american indians

The correct answer for this question is C.

Slaves formed one- eighth part of the American population. A very small number was taken to the Americas from Africa ( not directly via Spain Portugal and the Atlantic sea). The slave population in North America however, increased naturally, which resulted in an adequate supply of the Slave to the slaveholders from plantations itself and not from the ships. As the sugar plantation increased in Brazil, it demanded more slaves than before. A large number of slaves primarily lived in the south.

here are some events that to cause increased conflict between the north and south

1) mexican cession- gaining modern day california, utah, arizona, and new mexico from mexico. caused southern and northern politicians to fight over whether or not there would be slavery in these newly acquired territories.

2) uncle tom's cabin- this famous book described the cruelty of slavery in the south during the antebellum period, causing more northerners to support abolition and southerners to resent the book as they felt it unfairly depicted southern society.

3) kansas- nebraska act- disagreements over whether or not kansas and nebraska would be free or slave states caused issues between northern and southern politicians in congress.

4) bleeding kansas- this fighting took place in kansas after congress allowed this territory to vote on whether or not they would have slavery. citizens were killed and buildings were destroyed during this fighting.

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