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The Southern colonies were the ones with the big plantations, where they needed lots of people to work the fields. And slaves were the cheapest labor force available. New York and New Jersey didn't have as much large-scale farming, so not as much use for slaves.

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One reason slavery was less prevalent in the northern colonies was because they did not have has many large farms that needed slaves. Slavery in the United States ended in 1865.

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