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Timeline: Before 1700

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SPANISH IN ST. AUGUSTINE, FLORIDA, IMPORT ENSLAVED AFRICANS 
 
AFRICANS ARRIVE AT JAMESTOWN
 
MASSACHUSETTS IS THE FIRST COLONY TO LEGALIZE SLAVERY 
 
SLAVE CODES BEGIN IN VIRGINIA 
 
VIRGINIA LAW MAKES A MOTHER'S ENSLAVED STATUS INHERITED BY HER CHILDREN
 
BACON'S REBELLION 
 
RICE CULTIVATION INTRODUCED TO CAROLINAS AND INCREASED DEMAND FOR IMPORTED ENSLAVED LABOR
 
ROYAL AFRICAN TRADE COMPANY LOSES MONOPOLY AND NEW ENGLAND COLONISTS ENTER SLAVE TRADE