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The battle boosted patriot morale.
I believe the year in question is not 1970 but 1790.
The answer to the question is South Carolina. Given its small size compared to the other states they had the huge number of slaves about 65%. The 65% were African-American slaves. The slaves population in South Carolina grew in connection to their rice culture success.
This is an example of negative reinforcement.
Her mother scolded her every time Jane bit her nails - so Jane learned that every time she bites her nails, she is going to be scolded sternly by her mother. In order to avoid that, she stopped biting her nails, and thus the reinforcement was successful.