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20 Africans transported to Jamestown, Virginia.

1619

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The Massachusetts Bay Colony legalizes slavery.

1641

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Virginia legalizes slavery.

1660

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Slavery becomes legally recognized in the colonies. The slaves codes are enacted, which restrict the liberty of slaves.

1660

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Hereditary Slavery

1662

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Bacon's Rebellion

1676

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New York, Boston and Charleston serve as homeports for slave vessels.

1730

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Stono Rebellion- Slaves in South Carolina rebel in the colonies. More than 80 blacks and whites are killed.

Sep 9, 1739

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Georgia is the last of the British North American colonies to legalize slavery.

1750

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The French and Indian War

1754

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The Stamp Act

Mar 22, 1765

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The Boston Massacre

Mar 5, 1770

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The Declaration of Independence is adopted at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. It declare that "All men are created equal." However, slavery remains legal in all of the 13 colonies.

Jul 4, 1776

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Slavery is banned in Pennsylvania

1780

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Slavery is banned in Massachusetts and New Hampshire

1783

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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin. This increases the demand for slave labor greatly.

1793

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U.S. Congress puts into place the Fugitive Slave Act which protects the rights of slave owners and allows them to retrieve runaway slaves across state lines.

1793

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Congress bans the importation of slaves from Africa.

1808

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