In 1830, just a year after taking office ... Most white Americans thought that the United States would never extend beyond the Mississippi. Removal would save Indian people from the depredations ...

9, No. 1, Jan., 1924 Free Negro Owners of Slaves in the Unite... Free Negro Owners of Slaves in the United States in 1830 This is the metadata section. Skip to content viewer section.

By 1830, there were more than 2 million slaves in the United States, worth over a billion dollars (compared to annual federal revenues of less than 25 million). And their numbers were growing.