History, 05.05.2020 21:46 antasiaturner7
Which statement best explains a reason for the trend in the number of enslaved people from 1820 to 1860 (Source 1)?
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There was a decline in the number of enslaved people due to new technologies like the mechanical reaper, which allowed crops to be harvested more efficiently.
There was an increase in the number of enslaved people due to the invention of the cotton gin, which made plantation agriculture more profitable.
The Dred Scott decision made it legal to bring slaves into any state as property, which led to a rise in the number of enslaved people in northern states.
The Compromise of 1850 gave states the ability to decide whether to ban or permit slavery, which caused the number of enslaved people to remain the same.
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