Which statement is true about slavery in eighteenth-century New York?

A) Hudson Valley farmers, landlords, and craftsmen never used enslaved people's labor in the eighteenth century.
B) Slavery was abolished after the English took the colony from the Dutch.
C) New York City passed a law banning merchants from participating in the slave trade after 1730.
D) In 1746, enslaved people made up one-fifth of the population of New York City.
E) Slaves worked exclusively as domestic workers.

In 1746, enslaved people made up one-fifth of the population of New York City. This means that slavery was present and a significant portion of the population in eighteenth-century New York. All the other statements are false: A) Hudson Valley farmers, landlords, and craftsmen did use enslaved people's labor in the eighteenth century. B) Slavery was not abolished until much later. C) New York City did not pass a law banning merchants from participating in the slave trade after 1730. E) Slaves worked in a variety of roles, including as domestic workers, but also in agriculture, crafts, and as skilled labor in cities.