There were 30 states at the beginning of 1850 and 31 at the end. <span>At the start: </span> <span>15 free states- Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, Connecticut, New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, Indiana, Illinois, Iowa, and Wisconsin </span>
<span>15 slave states- Delaware Maryland, Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Florida, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, Missouri, Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, and Alabama </span>
<span>Then, with the Compromise of 1850, California came into the Union as a free state.</span>
Thursday 27 June: When we were putting the slaves down in the evening, one that was sick jumped overboard. Got him in again but he died immediately between his weakness and the salt water he had swallowed, though I imagine he would have lived but a little while being quite worn out.
Which claim is supported by this reading?
The men on board the ship treated the enslaved people well.
The ship suffered an epidemic of bacterial infection.
The enslaved people onboard suffered from illness with some frequency.
A large percentage of the enslaved people onboard had died.