What part did slavery play in the early settlement of the new world?

Slavery played a HUGE part in the economy for the New World. There was slave trades, slaves working fields, and such.

On the afternoon of april 30, 1789,george washington  stepped out onto the balcony of federal hall in lower manhattan to take the oath as the  first president of the united states.

It may be written down (as in the united states) or it may be unwritten (as in great britain). this is the 1787 meeting at which the  constitution of the united states  was debated and agreed upon. this was a 1787 meeting called by congress to amend the articles of the confederation.