jan 1, 1662 - 1662, A child's freedom or slave status depended on their mother's status.
Description:
A law was passed where the free or slave status of children born in Virginia would depend purely on their mother's status. If their mother was a slave, then her children were born slaves. If she was free, then they were born free.Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1662
Now
~ 363 years ago