Which of the following would empirically support the claim that slave owners were optimistic about the future of the slave system in the 1850s?

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All three options - Rising slave prices, increasing demand for slaves, and a positive net return to slave purchases - would indicate that slave owners were optimistic about the future of the slave system in the 1850s. Rising prices suggest that demand was outstripping supply, increasing demand for slaves suggests that slaveholders believed there would continue to be a demand for their labor in the future, and the fact that there was a positive net return to slave purchases indicates that slaveholders could expect to make a profit by continuing to invest in slavery.

Which of the Following Would Empirically Support the Claim That