LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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10 million
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1 million
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7 million
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1, 000
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Detailed explanation-1: -While it is difficult to determine exactly how many Natives lived in North America before Columbus, estimates range from 3.8 million, as mentioned above, to 7 million people to a high of 18 million.
Detailed explanation-2: -In doing so, authors calculated that about 60.5 million people lived in the Americas prior to European contact. Once Koch and his colleagues collated the before-and-after numbers, the conclusion was stark. Between 1492 and 1600, 90% of the indigenous populations in the Americas had died.
Detailed explanation-3: -There were between 5 million and 15 million Indigenous people living in North America in 1492. By the late 1800s, there were fewer than 238, 000 left.
Detailed explanation-4: -By combining all published estimates from populations throughout the Americas, we find a probable Indigenous population of 60 million in 1492. For comparison, Europe’s population at the time was 70 to 88 million spread over less than half the area.
Detailed explanation-5: -Around 6.4 million American Indians and 170, 000 Alaska Natives were associated with specific tribes in 2021.