Question

What effect did the ban on the international slave trade have on slavery in the United States?
O It created a labor shortage across the northern United States.
O It caused a rise in the slave trade from other states within the country,
It caused a decrease in the overall population of enslaved people in the country,
It created an economic crisis for planters and slaveholders.
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Answer 1

Answer:

$\boxed {\boxed {\sf B. \ It \ caused \ a \ rise \ in \ the \ slave \ trade \ from \ other \ states \ within \ the \ country}}$

Explanation:

In the early 1800s, there was a ban placed on the International Slave Trade. However this did not stop slavery from occurring and increasing.

The demand for cotton for cotton soared with the rise of textile industry and the invention of the cotton gin. This caused demand for cotton to spike. In turn, more slaves were needed to plant and harvest, plus use the cotton gin, to maximize the plantation owner's profit.

So, slavery continued to grow. The slave population increased naturally, by forced reproduction, and the domestic slave trade. This was similar to the international slave trade, but it was just domestic, or within the United States.

The best answer choice is B: It caused a rise in the slave trade from other states within the country.