" 1755, 46,356. _Gentleman's Magazine_, XXXIV. 261.
" 1756, 46,225. McMahon, _History of Maryland_, I. 313.
" 1761, 49,675. Dexter, _Colonial Population_, p. 21, note.
" 1782, 83,362. _Encyclopædia Britannica_ (9th ed.), XV. 603.
" 1787, 80,000. Dexter, _Colonial Population_, p. 21, note.

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_Chapter III_

THE FARMING COLONIES.

10. Character of these Colonies.
11. The Dutch Slave-Trade.
12. Restrictions in New York.
13. Restrictions in Pennsylvania and Delaware.
14. Restrictions in New Jersey.
15. General Character of these Restrictions.


10. ~Character of these Colonies.~ The colonies of this group, occupying
the central portion of the English possessions, comprise those
communities where, on account of climate, physical characteristics, and
circumstances of settlement, slavery as an institution found but a
narrow field for development. The climate was generally rather cool for
the newly imported slaves, the soil was best suited to crops to which
slave labor was poorly adapted, and the training and habits of the great