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began when the first african slave were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown Virginia
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The Dutch enter the trade
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African slaves are imported into Connecticut, Maryland and Massachusetts (1634, and New Amsterdam (1637)
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n Massachusetts, a law protecting slaves from abusive owners is enacted.
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Advertisement for slaves occupy a major place in the firs newspaper printed in the colonies, the Boston Newsletter.
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In Virginia, African Americans are declared slaves for life unless they were Christians in their native lands or were free in a Christian country.
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In the colonies of New York and Virginia passed laws stipulating that slaves could not become free by Christian baptism.
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Free Blacks serve in the Massachusetts militia.
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There are 12,000 African Americans in Virginia.
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The Black Code is enacted in New Orleans, French Territory, to control blacks and banish Jews.
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the problem started when missouri applied for state upsetting the balance of free and slave states
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Missouri wanted to enter in the union as a slave state but if Missouri this would upset the balance of free and slave states
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Slaves made up 15% of the population
Its growth did not keep pace with white population increase
The slave population of the state rose steadily in the 40 years before the civil war from 10,222 to 114,931 -
The Kansas-Nebraska Act passes Congress and President Pierce signs it into law giving states – particularly Kansas and Nebraska – the right to determine the question of slavery for the state by popular vote thereby nullifying the Missouri Compromise of 1851.
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1860 Lafayette had the greatest number of slaves with 6,374
This made Missouri the 2nd smallest slave holding state
Jackson County was credited by the census of 1860 with having 3,944 slaves
