SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
THE SOUTHERN COLONIES SETTLEMENT AND GROWTH
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The colonies with the largest farming areas.
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The colonies with the most slaves.
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The colonies that had freed the most slaves.
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The colonies that had experienced rebellions.
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Detailed explanation-1: -The northern colonies developed their own slave codes at later dates, the strictest being in the colony of New York, which passed a comprehensive slave code in 1702 and expanded that code in 1712 and 1730.
Detailed explanation-2: -The colony of Rhode Island once had the highest percentage of enslaved people in New England, and was a dominant player in the global slave trade. The colony of Rhode Island once had the highest percentage of enslaved people in New England, and was a dominant player in the global slave trade.
Detailed explanation-3: -Throughout colonial and antebellum history, U.S. slaves lived primarily in the South. Slaves comprised less than a tenth of the total Southern population in 1680 but grew to a third by 1790. At that date, 293, 000 slaves lived in Virginia alone, making up 42 percent of all slaves in the U.S. at the time.
Detailed explanation-4: -There were numerous restrictions to enforce social control: slaves could not be away from their owner’s premises without permission; they could not assemble unless a white person was present; they could not own firearms; they could not be taught to read or write, or transmit or possess “inflammatory” literature.
Detailed explanation-5: -The New England Colonies had the fewest slaves.