Why did the number of slaves in America increase from 1776 to 1790?
A) America successfully repatriated nearly all slaves freed by the British during the war.
B) Christian sects such as the Quakers promoted a "God-given duty" to own and Christianize slaves.
C) Slavery survived the War of Independence, and the slave population naturally increased.
D) Increased wealth in the North enabled more people to buy slaves there than in the South.
E) There was not yet a sizeable free black population in the United States.

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Slavery continued after the American War of Independence, and the existing slave population grew naturally through birth rates exceeding death rates, contributing to the increase in the number of slaves in America between 1776 and 1790.

Why Did the Number of Slaves in America Increase from 1776