Question

question 6 of 10
what was one reason for the growth of the domestic slave trade?
a. the need for labor declined in the north.
b. the international slave trade ended.
c. northern plantations had too many slaves.
d. slaves in the old south did not run away.

Explanation:

When the international slave trade ended (in the United States, the importation of slaves was banned in 1808), the demand for slaves in the South for plantation - based agriculture still existed. This led to the growth of the domestic slave trade as slave - owners in the upper South sold slaves to the deep South. The North had a different economic system (more industrial) and did not have a large number of plantations with too many slaves. Also, slaves in the South did attempt to run away. The decline of labor need in the North was not the main reason for the growth of the domestic slave trade.

Answer:

B. The international slave trade ended.