Possibly the dependency of slave labor for cotton production that was in high demand.
It was cheep and demand was high.
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the invention of the cotton gin
the adoption of the Compromise of 1850
It opened up job opportunities in factories because of the labor shortage, and blacks experienced fairly rapid mobility during that time.
it opened up job opportunities in factories because of the labor shortage, and blacks experienced fairly rapid mobility during that time.
Since this is a statement and not a question I can still provide an answer. The reasons the increase in slaves is the invention of the cotton gin. More cotton was grown and more slaves were needed. By 1860 there were 4 million slaves in the southern states.