Indentured Servants & Enslaved Colonial Region Sort

This colonial region contained the most enslaved individuals, up to 1 in 5 people who lived there.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Although slaves were used in this colonial region, owning slaves was frowned upon by the Quakers.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

This region was important in the slave trade. However, they did not have much use for slaves in agriculture. They found other jobs for enslaved people, like cutting timber or trapping animals for fur.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Indentured servants in this region were used mainly on plantations and to help in the harvesting of cash crops.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Indentured servants in this region were used mainly on small farms to help with planting and harvesting.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies

Indentured servants in this region were used sometimes on farms and also in the whaling industry.

• New England Colonies

• Middle Colonies

• Southern Colonies