The graph shows the number of whites and free and enslaved blacks in Mississippi from 1790 to 1860. A line graph showing the number of whites and free and enslaved blacks in Mis…

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The graph shows the number of whites and free and enslaved blacks in Mississippi from 1790 to 1860.

A line graph showing the number of whites and free and enslaved blacks in Mississippi from 1790 to 1860 with Population (in millions) 0 to 9 on the y-axis and Year 1790 to 1860 in increments of tens on the x-axis. Whites grew steadily from 1 million in 1790 to 8 million in 1860. Free Blacks grew minimally through all of the years. Enslaved Blacks grew steadily from 0 in 1790 to 4 million in 1860.

Which segment of Mississippi's population grew the least between 1790 and 1860?

free blacks
enslaved people
slaveholding whites
non-slaveholding whites