Question

What percentage of people in the South were slaves by the mid-1700s?

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50.
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Answer 1

The correct answer is 50 percent.

Step-by-step explanation:

Most of the slaves back then lived in South Carolina, and there even more slaves than free people in that colony. Similar situation was in Virginia, where than 100 000 people were slaves back then. That numbers changed, but slavery was dominant in the Southern colonies.