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James Smith and English settlers arrive in Jamestown, VA
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Act XII which says that interracial babies shall serve under the condition of the mother is enacted
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Nathaniel Bacon and his followers which consisted of poor workers and slaves revolt against the Virginia government, eventually burning the entire city of Jamestown to the ground
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Slaves brought in from Africa are auctioned off and sold to new owners. Men will work the fields and do manuel labor while women will do sewing, cooking, and in-house work
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Slaves in Stono SC rise against their owners and create the biggest slave revolt of tha time
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negro codes pertaining to the treatment of slaves enacted in south carolina
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Triangle trade between England, North America, and Africa occur. Guns go to Africa, slaves go to North America, and natural resources go to England. Africans sold other africans as slaves
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Slaves aboard the ship Meermin revolt against the white sailors and take control of the ship
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This decision handed down by the supreme court established that blacks and slaved are not and will never be citizens of the united states.
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Abraham Lincoln, a republican, was elected as the 16th president of the united states
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Confederate Soldiers attack Fort Sumter in Charleston after seceding from the union because of president lincoln's stance on slavery. This marked the start of the civil war
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The 13th ammendment abolished slavery in the united states and made all slaves free
