instigated by his friend Uncas. Role of slavery Slaves in the colony were predominantly descendants of Africans from the Caribbean or were Native American prisoners from the Pequot War and worked in all major industries in the Triangle Trade including agriculture, shipbuilding, and rope making.For most of the 1600s, the slave population in Connecticut remained small and has been estimated at a few dozen. Gov. William Leete noted in 1679 that “as for blacks, there comes sometimes three or four in a year from Barbadoes.” Slave labor was not as widespread or as profitable in New England as it was in the South. As a result, it was more common for white owners to have fewer slaves and in many instances, slaves were trained by their masters for trades or work on the farm. See also Lower Connecticut River Valley – Connecticut planning region covering the area References Further reading External links History of Old Saybrook at the Old Saybrook Historical Society States and territories disestablished in 1644 English colonization of the Americas Connecticut Colony Middlesex County, Connecticut History of the Thirteen Colonies Former English colonies States and territories established in 1635 Colonial settlements in North America 1635 establishments in the Thirteen Colonies