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

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The primary reason for the increase of slave population in the first half of the nineteenth century was due to natural reproduction. Slaves were often encouraged to have children as this meant more laborers for the plantation owners. The transatlantic slave trade had been abolished by this time and although the domestic slave trade continued, it was not enough to explain the significant increase in numbers. The reenslavement of free blacks was not a significant contributor to the overall slave population, and the deliberate breeding of slaves, although it did occur in some cases, was not enough to account for the overall increase.

The Great Increase of the Slave Population in the First