Slavery in the United States Flashcards
key details and dates.
1
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1560s
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Slavery established in the Spanish colonies.
2
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1619
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English of Virginia acquired its first African slaves.
3
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1662
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Children of the slave mother inherited her status
4
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1680 and 1700
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Fewer europeans migrated to the American colonies, planters began to import more africans as slaves.
5
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1705
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New slave code which embedded white supremacy
6
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18th century
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Colonial courts had racialised slavery, creating a caste system in which slavery applied nearly exclusively to black africans and people of African descent.
7
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1776
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Articles of confederation chose to permit slavery, declaration of independence says that all men are created equal.
