Slavery in New England

Slavery is the enslavement of people by other people. Slaves were primarily African-American in New England, though there were some Native American slaves. They were forced to do what they were told. Their owners could make the slaves hang themselves if they wanted to and it would still be legit. This is exactly what happened to Venture Smith. Slaves had no rights besides the rights that were given to them by their owners, and sometimes their owners didn't give them any rights. They did not have very good working conditions. This went on for many years until we were the only state left in…