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Updated: 8 Mar 2020
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First African Slaves brought to Jamestown Virginia by Dutch TradersMA becomes the first colony to legalize slavery by passing the Body of Liberties.John Punch, African, was sentenced to lifelong slavery by Virginia court for trying to flee his servitude.65% of people in South Carolina were slavesCotton Gin inventedSlave population was 4 million according to censusCivil War BeginsCivil War EndsLincoln AssassinatedHarriet Tubman born in Maryland as Araminta RossNorthern states vote to abolish slavery within their bordersBeginning of Underground Railroad"Minty" marries John TubmanAmerican Constitution takes effect with provisions for slaveryPeriods
Africans were treated like indentured servants since they were baptized as Christians before traveling to America and would gain freedom after working for a certain number of years.
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