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Yes, the Middle Colonies did have slaves, but slavery was not as prevalent as in the Southern Colonies. Some of the Middle Colonies, like New York and Pennsylvania, began to abolish slavery earlier than other regions in the country.

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How were slaves obtained?

They were part of the Triangular Trade Route, particularly The Middle Passage. Molasses was made in the US, the brought to Europe where it was made into rum. Then the rum was brought to Africa and traded for gold and slaves. The slaves would come to the Americas on the Middle Passage (just the name for that leg of the triangle since it cut across the *middle* of the Atlantic) where they were sold by slavers to anyone who would bid enough for them. Also more slaves were obtained by the currently owned slaves having children. The children were now your slaves too.


How where slaves treated in the middle colonies?

This might be right, anyways slaves were treated quite fairly in the Middle Colonies because of their leaders. William Penn was a Quaker so he didn't approve of slavery. In the Southern Colonies the slaves were treated very bad and they were treated more better in the North Colonies.


How were African slaves treated by southern colonies?

African slaves in southern colonies were subjected to harsh treatment, including forced labor, physical abuse, and dehumanization. They were often separated from their families, faced brutal working conditions on plantations, and had limited rights and freedoms. Slaves were considered property and were treated as such by their owners.


How many freed slaves remain on the farm where they had worked as slaves?

There are no freed slaves remaining on the farm where they had worked as slaves. After emancipation, freed slaves were free to leave the farms where they were enslaved.


How were slaves captured transported and sold?

Slaves were captured through raids, warfare, and kidnapping in Africa, then transported to the Americas via ships in horrific conditions known as the Middle Passage. They were sold at auctions to plantation owners and traders once they arrived at their destination, being treated as property to be bought and sold.