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New Netherlands law forbids residents from harboring or feeding runawy slaves.
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John Punch, a runaway black servant, is sentenced to servitude for life. His two white companions are given extended terms of servitude. Punch is the first documented slave for life.
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The D'Angola Marriage was the first recorded marriage among blacks in New Amsterdam.
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New England Confederation of Plymouth, Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Haven adopt a fugitive slave law.
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Connecticut legalizes slavery
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Rhode Island passes law restricting slavery and forbidding enslavement for more than 10 years.
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Virginia Court grants blacks the right to own slaves.
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Charles II, the King of England, orders Council of Foreign Plantations to present strategies for converting slaves to Christianity.
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Maryland Mandates lifelong servitude for all black slaves. New York, New Jersey, the Carolinas and Viginia all pass similar laws.
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New York declares that blacks who convert to Christianity will no longer be freed.
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Virginia declares that all imported black servants are slaves for life.
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Connecticut assigns the punishment of whipping to slaves who disturb the peace or assualt white people.
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Blacks now outnumber the white in South Carolina.
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French Lousiana prohibits slaves from marrying without their owner's permission.
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Spanish Florida promises freedom and land to runaway slaves.
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King George II repeals 1705 act, making slaves real estate in Virginia
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Escaped slave, Crispus Attucks, is killed by British Forces in Boston. He was one on first colonists killed in War for Inderpendence.
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First Seperate black church is founded in South Carolina
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Rhode Island forbids removal of slaves from the state.
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American Revolution Ends British rule. Infant United States signs Peace of Paris treaty.
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US census reveals nearly 700,000 slaves out of a total of 3.9 million people.
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United States bans slave trade. importing African slaves is outlawed, but smuggling is still a problem.
