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The tribes in Africa would have brutal battles, killing and imprisoning as many of the people from the rival tribe. then, they would sell the prisoners to British merchants who sold slaves, and then they would be auctioned off in the colonies to work for the cotton industry. the ones they did not sell would become slaves in Africa.
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∙ 13y ago
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∙ 14y agoThey were "imported" on ships that were completing triangular trade routes, after being kidnapped.
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Did the New England and Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies all have slavery?
Southern Colonies had slaves to do their work on the plantation, Middle Colonies had some slaves but they were kinda in the middle, while the New England Colonies had no slaves.
How many slaves lived in the english's colonies in 1700 and in 1750?
By 1750, about 200,000 slaves lived in the colonies.
Slaves were held in all thirteen of the original colonies?
Slaves were held in all thirteen of the original colonies. Or True.
What did the owners of black slaves in the middle colonies use to beat the slaves?
Many salve owners in the middle colonies would use either their fists or whips to beat slaves.
Who lived in the Southern colonies?
slaves and english
Did the New England and Middle Colonies and Southern Colonies all have slavery?
Southern Colonies had slaves to do their work on the plantation, Middle Colonies had some slaves but they were kinda in the middle, while the New England Colonies had no slaves.
What cause an increase in the number slaves in the northern English colonies?
There were no slaves in northern colonies.
How many slaves lived in the english's colonies in 1700 and in 1750?
By 1750, about 200,000 slaves lived in the colonies.
Slaves were held in all thirteen of the original colonies?
Slaves were held in all thirteen of the original colonies. Or True.
What did the new England colonies and middle colonies have in common?
Barley any slaves.
Did all 13 colonies have slaves?
At some point all 13 colonies had slaves. They were not just owned by rich farmers. Even working class people in the Northern colonies owned slaves.
How many slaves were in the colonies in the 1671?
In 1671, there were approximately 50,000 enslaved people in the English colonies. The number varied across different regions, with the majority of slaves living in the southern colonies of Virginia and Barbados.
In slaves slaves American colonies?
To answer a question we need a who, what, when, where, why or how. Your question needs a what.
Did trade grow or slow after the American Revolution?
Trade slowed after the American Revolution. The Continental Congress decreed that no imports would enter the American colonies, including slaves.
What was bad about the southern colonies?
slaves
When and how did the first slaves come to the colonies?
The slaves came to Virginia colonies in 1619 and 1721 on a Dutch ship and on a Frenchship called the Africane
What did the owners of black slaves in the middle colonies use to beat the slaves?
Many salve owners in the middle colonies would use either their fists or whips to beat slaves.
