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1619: A Dutch ship brings the first permanent African settlers to Jamestown. Africans soon are put to work on tobacco plantations.
1663: A Virginia court decides that a child born to a slave mother is also a slave.
1705: The General Assembly declares imported servants who were not Christians in their native lands slaves, and all negro, mulatto, and Indian slaves property.
1641: Massachusetts becomes the first colony to recognize slavery as a legal institution.
1680: The Royal African company transports 5000 African captives annually. By the 18th century, 45,000 Africans are transported annually on British ships.
1700s: Almost half of the slaves coming to North America arrive in Charleston. Many stay in South Carolina to work on rice plantations.
1739: The Stono rebellion breaks out around Charleston; over 20 whites are killed by Jemmy and his band.
1741: Fires break out in New York City, which has the second-largest urban population of blacks. Numerous blacks are accused and executed in a witch-hunt atmosphere.
1750: Georgia is the last of the British North American colonies to legalize slavery.
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