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The Constitutional Convention and debates over ratification

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ESTIMATES OF ENSLAVED PEOPLE OF AFRICAN DESCENT SENT TO MAINLAND NORTH AMERICA VIA THE ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE, 1751-1840
YearsNumber of enslaved people
1751?176042,947
1761?177046,691
1771?178031,185
1781?179014,298
1791?180014,338
1801?181072,978
1811?18204,635
1821?183091
1831?18400
Adapted from Herbert S. Klein, The Atlantic Slave Trade, 2010
Which of the following best explains the changes in the population of enslaved Africans from 1801 to 1820?
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