Critical Thinking Questions  
 
 
 
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Slavery in the South, 1860
 
 
What is striking about the distribution of slave populations in the South in 1860?




What generalizations can be drawn about the areas with the highest percentages? The lowest?




How do the distribution patterns of slave populations relate to the secession crisis that would come at the end of 1860?