An unintended outcome of the end of the Atlantic slave trade was __________
A) a worldwide economic panic
B) an increase in the number of slaves voluntarily manumitted by masters
C) a dramatic increase in the slave population in the lower Mississippi Valley region
D) a noticeable rise in the number of slave rebellions
Answer: C
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What was the main accomplishment of the Freedmen's Bureau?
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