Question

Which of these conclusions can be drawn for information in the chart?

A) The South had more slaves living in rural areas than the North.

B) Slaves could more easily become free in the North than in the South

C) Slaves in the North had better lives than slaves living in the South.

D) The South had a proportionally higher concentration of white slave owners.

Answer 1

The correct answer to this is:
D) The South had a proportionally higher concentration of white slave owners.

Answer 2

The chart indicates that the South had a proportionally higher concentration of white slave owners because the ratio of slaveholders to families is much higher in Southern states such as Mississippi and South Carolina.