Question

because of the nature of agriculture in the middle colonies, there were fewer large plantations that used enslaved labor than there were in the south. as a result, enslaved people in the middle colonies were more likely to live in urban areas compared to enslaved people in the south. in large port cities like new york and philadelphia, enslaved people worked as domestic servants, dockworkers, craftsmen, and laborers. in more rural delaware and new jersey, enslaved people often worked on small farms or as laborers. enslaved people in the middle colonies lived under harsh conditions and had limited rights. while pennsylvania had many quakers who opposed slavery, the colony still allowed it in the 1600s and 1700s. but over time, antislavery movements began to grow there. in 1775, an important early antislavery organization was founded by quakers in philadelphia. pennsylvania became the first state to pass a law to gradually abolish slavery in 1780. but not all of the middle colonies followed this pattern. by the mid - 1700s, new york had more enslaved people than anywhere outside of the southern colonies. which of the following statements are supported by the passage? select two. slavery in the middle colonies was more urban than in the southern colonies. new york was more supportive of slavery than pennsylvania. areas with many quakers were more likely to support slavery. most enslaved people in the middle colonies lived on plantations growing tobacco.

Explanation:

1. The passage states that enslaved people in the Middle Colonies were more likely to live in urban areas compared to those in the South, supporting the first statement.
2. It mentions Pennsylvania had Quakers who opposed slavery and was the first to pass a law to gradually abolish it, while New - York had more enslaved people by the mid - 1700s, indicating New York was more supportive of slavery than Pennsylvania, supporting the second statement.
3. The passage says Quakers opposed slavery, so the third statement is incorrect.
4. The passage mentions fewer large plantations using enslaved labor in the Middle Colonies compared to the South, so the fourth statement is incorrect.

Answer:

1. Slavery in the Middle Colonies was more urban than in the Southern Colonies.
2. New York was more supportive of slavery than Pennsylvania.