Slaves were used in various ways in the New England colonies. The range of uses included sailors, dock workers, coachmen, laundresses and household servants. Slaves represented only 3% of the total population in the colonies. Many were concentrated in cities, where the percentage of the population was approximately 25%.
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New England's rum is traded for slaves in Africa. The slaves are brought to Cuba to grow sugar. Cuban sugar is exported to New England, where it is distilled into rum.
Yes there were slaves in the New England States, but they weren't as popular as they were in the south because they were less profitable in the North because of winter accommodations and thing of that sort.
In the New England colonies, there were puritans. In the Southern colonies, there were debtors and slaves. In the Middle colonies, there were Quakers and Catholics.
they sent out slaves and rum in return for sugar spices and fur