SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE MIDDLE COLONIES NEW YORK DELAWARE NEW JERSEY PENNSYLVANIA
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They were used on a small scale
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Slavery was not used at all
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The entire economy was based on slavery & there were millions of slaves
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Slavery was made illegal in the Middle colonies
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Detailed explanation-1: -Slaves were somewhat more important to the middle colonies than they were to New England. They worked in cities as skilled laborers, such as blacksmiths and carpenters. Other slaves worked on farms, onboard ships, and in the growing shipbuilding industry.
Detailed explanation-2: -Which statement characterizes slaves in the middle colonies in the eighteenth century? Slaves were not really needed on wheat farms. they publicly acknowledged them as, their equals by virtue of belonging to the white race.
Detailed explanation-3: -Which of the following is the best comparison of slavery in the middle colonies and the southern colonies in the 1600s? Enslaved people tended to work on large farms in both the middle and southern colonies. While slave codes were in effect, enslaved people’s activities were restricted.
Detailed explanation-4: -Throughout the 17th century, European settlers in North America turned to enslaved Africans as a cheaper, more plentiful labor source than indentured servants, who were mostly poor Europeans.