Bella C. :D

By mwaddell

  • Cash Crops

    Tobacco became a cash crop

  • Cash Crops

    Tobacco became a cash crop

  • Slave Labor

    A Dutch ship sold twenty Africans to the colonists in Jamestown. This was the beginning of slave labor in the colonies.

  • Slave Labor

    A Dutch ship sold twenty Africans to the colonists IN Jamestown. This was the beginning of slave labor in the colonies.

  • Virginia's Laws

    Virginia passed laws to stop people from helping runaway slaves.

  • Maryland and Virginia's Laws

    The Colonies of Maryland and Virginia made laws that denied blacks their rights.

  • What could they not have?

    Virginia passed laws. Enslaved persons could not keep horses, cattle, or hogs.

  • How Many Blacks?

    The Greatest number of blacks were in the colonies of Virginia (2000 blacks) and Maryland (1190)