Slavery In the Americas By stephaniealgoo Jan 1, 1547 Enslaved persistent vegabounds and branded them with the letter "S" Period: Jan 1, 1547 to Jan 1, 1770 Slavery In the Americas Jan 1, 1619 A Dutch ship carried the first slaves to Virginia Jan 1, 1660 England's economy improved, slowing the number of laborers Jan 1, 1670 Blacks or Indians could no longer own white indentured servants Period: Jan 1, 1670 to Jan 1, 1715 Indian Slave Trade Active Indian Slave trade saw as many as 50,000 Indians from the Cralinas and Florida to the West Indies and the Northern mainland colonies. Jan 1, 1672 The Enlish government established the Royal African Company to meet planters' growing demand for slaves Jan 1, 1680 The number of slaves had risen to 3,000 in Virignia Jan 1, 1739 A band of slaves marched down the road, carrying banners that proclaim "Liberty" Jan 1, 1770 British colonists were fully invested in the parctice of slavery