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Slavery was an accepted practice in early Colonial history.

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What problems did freed slaves face even in states such as Pennsylvania and New Jersey?

that they should leave this state and go to another that isn't free of slaves.


Did the English have slaves in New Jersey?

NO!


What led to the diverse population in New York and New Jersey?

Slaves and indentured slaves moved to New York and New Jersey, and trade expanded the population.


What led the diverse population in New York and New Jersey?

Slaves and indentured slaves moved to New York and New Jersey, and trade expanded the population.


Did New Jersey have slave labor?

New Jersey had slaves in some form through 1865. The passage of the 13th Amendment freed the last slaves in NJ.


What led to the diverse populations of the New York and New Jersey?

Trade led to the diverse populations in New York and New Jersey because slaves started to come in and they traded slaves. This is what it said in the textbook so yeah...


Did New Jersey agree with slavery?

It was the South that accepted slavery as their culture, but importing slaves came through different areas of the States. New Jersey was against slavery! There were indeed slaves in NJ.


Did New Jersey colonial have slaves?

While all colonies had some sort of agriculture, the plantations colonies were found in the south. The northern states, of which New Jersey is one, very quickly found their economic base in industry - factories.


Is it true that New Jersey banned the importation of slaves in 1788?

yes


Did colonial New Jersey have slaves and what work did they do?

Yes colonial New Jersey had slaves. They did the things that needed to be done, that included cooking, cleaning, gardening, taking care of livestock, collecting wood for fires.


Does Jonathan Dayton own slaves?

yes he owned 55 slaves He was a representative from New Jersey, a signer of the Constitution.


Was New Jersey a slave state?

New Jersey was a slave state until 1804 when it became a free state.