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The first Africans arrive in Virginia. They appear to have been indentured servants, but the institution of hereditary lifetime service for blacks soon develops
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Slaves were sent to Jamestown
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Massachusetts colony regalize slavery
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Anthony Johnson was the first free black in the colonies .
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Carolina Colony enacts slave code.
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Maryland enacts slave code.
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New York enacts slave code .
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The U.S constitution states the congress may not ban the slavery trade intill 1801
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In 1807 Congress bans the importation of slaves, effective January 1, 1808, the earliest date allowed by the Constitution. The internal slave trade continues in states where the institution is legal.
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Inportation of slaves in The United States ends.