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1607 English planters found Jamestown colony and complain about lack of laborers
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Bacon’s Rebellion of servants and slaves in Virginia
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First recorded prosecution against strikers in New York City
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Artisans and laborers in Sons of Liberty protest oppressive British taxes
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British troops kill five dock workers in Boston Massacre
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Laborers protest royal taxation in the Boston tea Party
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American Revolution begins
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Philadelphia printers conduct first successful strike for increased wages
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Slaves from Africa first imported to colonies
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First slavery codes begin trend of making African servants slaves for life
