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

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The great increase of the slave population in the first half of the nineteenth century was largely due to natural reproduction, as slave owners encouraged enslaved couples to have children in order to increase their labor force. The transatlantic slave trade was illegal by 1808, so options A and B are incorrect. Reenslavement of free blacks was not a significant factor in the increase of the slave population, so option D is incorrect. While some white masters did engage in forced breeding of slaves, it was not a widespread practice and not the main reason for the increase of the slave population, so option E is also incorrect.

The Great Increase of the Slave Population in the First