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
