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Laws of slavery.
| Answer | |
|---|---|
| Before 1640 | A man that was any color could buy a piece of land in a colony in America. |
| 1641 | The state of Massachusetts colony made slavery legal. |
| 1660 | The state of Connecticut didn't allow people of African descent to serve in the military. |
| 1670 | The state of Virginia made lifetime enslavement the ''normal'' condition for the people in the African descent. |
| 1680 | The state of Virginia declared that the status of a child was determined by the mothers status, if the mother was enslaved the child would be, too. |
| 1696 | South Carolina required Enslavers to provide clothing for their slaves. Enslavers were also allowed to treat and punish slaves anyway they wanted to. |
| 1702 | New York made it illegal to do business with slaves without the owners permission. |
| 1705 | New York made it legal to execute freedom seekers who were caught. |
| 1723 | Slaves in Virginia weren't allowed to meet together in groups. |
| 1740 | South Carolina made it illegal to teach slaves to read and write. |