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20 Africans transported to Jamestown, Virginia.
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The Massachusetts Bay Colony legalizes slavery.
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Virginia legalizes slavery.
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Slavery becomes legally recognized in the colonies. The slaves codes are enacted, which restrict the liberty of slaves.
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New York, Boston and Charleston serve as homeports for slave vessels.
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Stono Rebellion- Slaves in South Carolina rebel in the colonies. More than 80 blacks and whites are killed.
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Georgia is the last of the British North American colonies to legalize slavery.
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The French and Indian War
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The Stamp Act
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The Declaration of Independence is adopted at the Continental Congress in Philadelphia. It declare that "All men are created equal." However, slavery remains legal in all of the 13 colonies.
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Slavery is banned in Pennsylvania
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Slavery is banned in Massachusetts and New Hampshire
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Eli Whitney invents the cotton gin. This increases the demand for slave labor greatly.
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U.S. Congress puts into place the Fugitive Slave Act which protects the rights of slave owners and allows them to retrieve runaway slaves across state lines.
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Congress bans the importation of slaves from Africa.
