Thursday, September 19, 2013

Which of the 13 colonies had slaves?I just would like to know which states out of the 13 colonies had slaves.

n connecticut they had slaves but they had more slaves than any of the colonies, they had (6,469)slaves.The people could only have one to two slaves, but then the law started to change and minesters, doctors, lawyers and public officials could how many they want.New York had started salvery in 1626 when 11 Africans were unloaded by the Dutch West India Company.Then they went to Africa to go buy some more slaves, they had bought (6,900)salves.Delaware didnt have alot of slaves but then Dutch a person decided to change everything.Dutch had went to Africa to buy some slaves. For Dutch the main purpose for him was to make Delaware better and to grow crops.In 1641 ,Masssachusetts became the first colony to recognize slavery.The slave population in New Hamphire started to drop from 674 to 46.So then in the year 1783 the state constitution had decided to let the slaves free,the people thought it would be fair and that is when they had ended slavery.In New Jersey they had an offer for people 60-acre of landper slave,for any man who impoted slaves in 1664.William Penn the founder of Pennsylvania had allowed slaves, Penn had owned slaves but the rule was "for then a man has them while they live".Rhode Island had started slavery in the year 1652.It was the only New england colony to use slaves for labor and trade.North Carolina had about 6,000 slaves.The slaves from north Carolina were being sold to South Carolina because they had a large plantation.

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