Slaves were used for growing crops like indigo, grain, rice, or vegetables, also they were used to do chores (cleaning house, cook for owners but get scraps for themselves, and fetch the water) that many owners couldn't or didn't want to do.
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Those states didn't have slaves.
The state that did not free the slaves was Delaware. Kentucky, Maryland, and Missouri did not free slaves either.
Slaves had to cross the Delaware River to reach the state of Delaware. The river served as a natural barrier between the free states in the north and the slave states in the south.
delaware
Yes, Richard Bassett did own slaves. He was a prominent Delaware politician and judge who owned slaves on his estate.
Field Work & House Hold Work.
they could be plantation workers or even house servents in the colonial times
There is no clear evidence to suggest that Jacob Broom owned slaves. He was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention from Delaware and was known as a successful businessman and landowner, but there is no record of him owning slaves.
No. Tennessee was.
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Maryland and Delaware
Missouri, Kentucky, West Virginia, Delaware, and Maryland.