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African american history
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House of Burgesses:Negro Womens children
House of Burgesess declares that the status of the children follows that of the mother meaning if the mother was a slave than her children were also slaves even if the father was not. -
Quakers
Quakers began to settle during the 1670's, William Penn founded Pennsylvania in 1682 and it was known as the first quaker colony. -
Slaves in South Carolina
By the 1720"s slaves made up 20% of the population in South Carolina. they made up 80% in areas where there was rice. -
Slaves in Chesapeake
By 1720 1000 slaves were imported to the chesapeake colonies they made up 20% of the population in the Chesapeake colonies. -
Stono Rebellion
This rebellion was the largest slave uprising in the british north american colonies. Africans in the reveolt killed a number of whites and as a result of this revolt owners imported less slaves and were more strict. -
7 Years War
Started as the French Indian war in 1754 and eventually spread into Europe by 1756. It continued to spread from there. -
Sugar Act
Act of 1764 designed to raise revenue for the british gov that levied duties pon sugar. -
Meermin Slave Revolt
Massavana leads revolt after sailors give them weapons to clean. He was considered one of the first freedom fighters. Although there revolt did npot help their situation they are still remembered today as freedom fighters. -
Boston Massacre
British troops opened fire on angry crowd in Boston and killed 5 bostonians. -
continental congress
organization of patriot leaders that declared the colonies as an independent states. -
England Abolished slave trade
By the time the slave trade eneded the english had transported 1.7 million African Americans. -
End of Slave Trade
The Atlantic slave trade was the last slave trade and 9.5 million slaves were imported to America.
