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Selling Slaves
In 1619, a dutch ship sold twenty Africans to the colonists in Jamestown -
Laws for normal people helping enslaved persons
In 1642, Virginia passed laws to stop people from helping enslaved persons -
Blacks with no rights
In the 1660s, the colonies of Maryland and Virginia passed laws that denied blacks their rights -
A lot of blacks
In 1670, the greatest number of blacks is 2000 in Virginia and 1190 in Maryland -
A lot of inslaves
In 1680, seven percent of the people in Virginia and Maryland were inslaved persons -
Enslaved persons rights
In 1692, Virginia passed laws that enslaved persons cannot have horses, cattle, or hogs -
people in Maryland and Virginia that are inslaved
In 1700, 22 percent of people living in Virginia and Maryland were enslaved -
A slave code
In 1705, a slave code, "Act Concerning Servant snd Slave." was stated in Virginia meant that all enslaved persons were property -
Africans arriving
in 1705 - 1710, more than twice as many Africans arrived in colonial America than during all of the 1600s -
A lot of enslaved persons in Maryland
By the year 1750, 31 percent of the people living in Maryland were enslaved persons