Slavery

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Slavery

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Slavery was introduced to the American economy as early as the founding of Jamestown in 1619, and was an integral part of the agricultural economy in the South throughout much of American history. Choices A, B, and D are incorrect; slavery was present in the American economy prior to 1754, slaves did not make up 84 percent of the population in 1860 (the actual number was closer to 33 percent), and the Missouri Compromise did not nullify slavery, but rather attempted to regulate its spread into new territories.