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Map of the 13 Colonies showing the estimated number of enslaved people, as well as the total percentage of the population which was enslaved.
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Stilfehler. (2021, March 28). Enslaved Population of the 13 Colonies. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13740/enslaved-population-of-the-13-colonies/
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Stilfehler. "Enslaved Population of the 13 Colonies." World History Encyclopedia. Last modified March 28, 2021. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13740/enslaved-population-of-the-13-colonies/.
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Stilfehler. "Enslaved Population of the 13 Colonies." World History Encyclopedia. World History Encyclopedia, 28 Mar 2021, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/13740/enslaved-population-of-the-13-colonies/. Web. 09 Jul 2025.
