What explains the fact that free black people made up a smaller percentage of the total black population in 1860 than they had in 1830?
a) The rate of manumission fell sharply.
b) The Atlantic slave trade resumed.
c) A number of states re-introduced slavery.
d) Tens of thousands of free black people were forced to leave the United States.
Answer: a
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