The great increase of the slave population in the first half of the nineteenth century was largely due to

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The increase in the slave population in the first half of the nineteenth century was mainly due to natural reproduction among the enslaved population. The transatlantic slave trade was officially abolished in 1808, and although illegal imports of slaves continued, they were not significant enough to account for the overall increase in the slave population during this time period. The reenslavement of free blacks and the deliberate "breeding" of slaves, while they did occur in some instances, were not major factors in the overall increase of the slave population.

The Great Increase of the Slave Population in the First