From the first settlements within New England, the developing colonies of British North America became inextricably linked to slavery.
As these northern plantations diminished at the clo.
The northern colonies established their own slave plantations to supply the growing demand for goods that led to unparalleled growth in Commerce and to the subsequent involvement in the triangle trade.
The region supplied critical goods to the sugar plantations established by British planters in the West Indies.
From the first settlements within New England, the developing colonies of British North America became inextricably linked to slavery