Question

Slaves were held in which of the original colonies?

• New England Colonles
• Middle Colonies
• Southern Colonies
all thirteen colonies
O none of these

Answer 1

all thirteen colonies

Step-by-step explanation:

Soon slavery spread to all of the 13 British colonies in America. Virginia was the first colony to legally establish slavery in 1661. This was followed by Maryland and the Carolinas. The only colony to resist legalization of slavery was Georgia in the south.