Map 6-2 in your textbook clearly indicates that slave populations decreased over time in different regions in the American South,and this decrease had no correlation to the expansion of cotton production over time.

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Map 6-2 in the textbook shows that slave populations increased in the regions where cotton production expanded over time, indicating a positive correlation between the two. Therefore, the statement in the question is false.

Map 6-2 in Your Textbook Clearly Indicates That Slave Populations