1800

Recorded number of enslaved people by county

30,000

1

3,000

8,000

No data

800

5,000

13,000

Non-US territory

US state/territory

borders in 1800

Sea Islands

Long staple cotton was first cultivated on the coastal islands of South Carolina

1800

Recorded number of enslaved people by county

30,000

No data

1

3,000

8,000

800

5,000

13,000

Non-US territory

US state/territory

borders in 1800

Sea Islands

Long staple cotton was first cultivated on the coastal islands of South Carolina