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Yes there were slaves in the New England States, but they weren't as popular as they were in the south because they were less profitable in the North because of winter accommodations and thing of that sort.

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What were the immigration patterns in the New England colonies?

In the New England colonies, there were puritans. In the Southern colonies, there were debtors and slaves. In the Middle colonies, there were Quakers and Catholics.


What goods did the New England Colonies export to England What did they get in return?

they sent out slaves and rum in return for sugar spices and fur


The New England and Middle Colonies traded for gold or slaves in the triangular trade system?

rum


What were the three types of English colonies in America and how were they different?

The three types of English Colonies in America were the New England Colonies to the north, the Middle Colonies in the middle, and the Southern Colonies in the south. The New England Colonies were New Hampshire, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts. The Middle Colonies were Delaware, New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. The Southern Colonies were North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, Maryland, and Virginia. The New England Colonies didn't need slaves to work mainly because they were mostly merchants. Rhode Island even outlawed slavery in 1652 but joined in on the slave trade to make a profit. In the Middle Colonies needed slaves a little more than New England, but only for Blacksmiths, Merchants, and ect. The Southern Colonies relied nearly completely on slaves to work on large plantations.


How were slaves used in New England?

Slaves were used in various ways in the New England colonies. The range of uses included sailors, dock workers, coachmen, laundresses and household servants. Slaves represented only 3% of the total population in the colonies. Many were concentrated in cities, where the percentage of the population was approximately 25%.

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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.


What did the new England and middle colonies trade for gold or slaves?

They didn't trade for either. New England and middle colonies didn't have gold or slaves.


What were the immigration patterns in the New England colonies?

In the New England colonies, there were puritans. In the Southern colonies, there were debtors and slaves. In the Middle colonies, there were Quakers and Catholics.


Which New England colony had the largest number of slaves in the region?

New England colonies did not have slavery. Since they were first settled by Puritan's they laid the foundation for the religious, intellectual, and social order of the New England colonies. This included the use of slaves. Slavery was abolished in the New England colonies in 1774.


What New England colonies had African slaves?

they did but got them from trading


Why didn't the new England colonies have many slaves?

It did though.


What did the new England colonies and middle colonies have in common?

Barley any slaves.


The difference between new England slavery from southern colonies?

the lives of New England slaves differ from the lives of slaves in other English


Why did slaves have far less value in the Middle Colonies and the New England Colonies?

The slave economy was more leaning on the South rather than the Middle and the New England Colonies.


Why were more slaves sent to southern colonies more than new England?

the slaves were needed for farming.


What was families like in the Southern Colonies?

they were more relaxed than the new England colonies because of slaves


Why wasn't there a large amount of slaves in the new England colonies?

cause they did not need them