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Black slaves were prohibited from carrying firearms by a 1639 Virginia law, which prescribed 20 lashes for violations of the statute. There was one exception: with his master’s permission, a slave could bear firearms to defend against Indian raids. Photo Website : Google Images led to
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Massachusetts became the first colony to legalize slavery in 1641. Picture : http://americanrtl.org/William-Lloyd-Garrison
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In 1650, Connecticut legalized slavery. Picture : http://americanrtl.org/William-Lloyd-Garrison
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The punishment of adding time to a period of service, which was commonly used for indentured servants, was not useful because the servitude of slaves was permanent. The statute did decree, however, that if a white servant ran off with a slave, he would have to serve his penalty term plus that of the slave. Picture : http://clarke.cmich.edu/resource_tab/information_and_exhibits/michigan_historical_calendar/02_february/february_13.html
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In 1664, slavery was legalized in New York. Picture : http://americanrtl.org/William-Lloyd-Garrison
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In 1664, slavery was legalized in New Jersey. Picture : http://americanrtl.org/William-Lloyd-Garrison
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Virginia passed two acts in 1682 that combined Native Americans and Africans into one category as “negroes and other slaves.”
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South Carolina adopted the Barbados slave code in 1696, and it formed the legal basis of slave law in many English colonies in North America.
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1712, New York prohibited blacks from owning property.
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Pennsylvania banned the importation of slaves in 1712.
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Rhode Island legalized slavery. Picture : http://americanrtl.org/William-Lloyd-Garrison
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South Carolina passed the Negro Act in 1740, which made it illegal for slaves to gather in groups, earn money, learn to read or raise food, and gave slave owners the right to kill rebellious slaves.
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In 1777, Vermont became the first colony to abolish slavery.
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South carolina general assembly banned slavery based on Phildelphia purshased so dearly.
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The Northwest Ordinance forbids slavery, except as criminal punishment, in the Northwest Territory (later Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin). Residents of the territory are required to return fugitive slaves.
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The Fugitive Slave Law, which provided for the capture and return of runaway slaves who crossed state lines or escaped into federal territory, was passed in 1793.
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In 1801, Congress extended Virginia and Maryland slavery laws to the District of Columbia, establishing a federally sanctioned slave code.
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In 1807, Congress banned the importation of slaves into the U.S.
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The 1820 census added free colored persons to its racial categories.
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