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Slavery in New England Colonies. By: Claire Cantiller, Ana Ceja, & Jamie Renz. Table of Contents. Slavery Slave Population African Americans Pictures Conclusion. Slavery. In the 1600’s, New England colonies grew rapidly.
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Slavery in New England Colonies By: Claire Cantiller, Ana Ceja, & Jamie Renz
Table of Contents • Slavery • Slave Population • African Americans • Pictures • Conclusion
Slavery • In the 1600’s, New England colonies grew rapidly. • Most African Americans in Connecticut were indentured servants, who served their master from four to seven years. • There were only 30 slaves in Connecticut in 1680.
Slave Population • There was a large concentration of slavery in the north in southern Rhode Island, New Jersey, Connecticut, and Long Island. • They were generally engaged in farming--tending to crops and livestock– or were employed as household servants. • Connecticut and Rhode Island were the last New England states to bring an end to slavery within its borders.
African Americans • The first African immigrants to England’s North American colonies arrived in Virginia in 1619. • The black population had grown and colonial laws recognized a new sort of bondage based upon race: chattel slavery. • Slavery existed throughout the colonies before the American Revolution.
Conclusion • The low number of people living in slavery in the New England colonies was not due to antislavery sentiments. • Rather, economic, social, and geographic conditions resulted in a distinctly New England pattern of slavery.