England utilized Africa and became the middle man in the slave trade to gain more profits.5 Britain would sail to Africa in order to sell goods, the captains sailed to Africa and exchanged goods for slaves. British ships then travelled to the Americas to exchange slaves for goods. The ships would then return to England and the process would begin again.6 Across the Americas, slavery required more than gangs of field laborers. It also needed skilled workers such as masons, carpenters, distillers, cattlemen and drovers, nurses and seamstresses.5 As the slave colonies developed into complex social and economic communities, slavery spilled out into most walks of life. Enslaved people lived and worked in towns, they labored on the varied American frontiers.6 Enslaved people worked on board the Atlantic ships, manning the small craft in inland waters and rivers.…