Why do you think slavery was less common in the other colonies?

Im three years late but whatever

Explanation:

Slavery was less in other smaller colonies because most colonies had a hunter gathers system and they could supply themselves with enough food for a while, but with a slave or another person working for you that would be another person that you would have to feed and that was not needed but if you lived in a greater city that had a large amount of people and a small government it would be perfect because you would not be a nomad traveling around.

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