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Tobacco
John Rolfe began to grow tobacco in Virginia. -
Sold Africans
A Dutch ship sold twenty Africans to the colonist in Jamestown. -
Passed Laws
Virginia passed laws to stop people from helping runaway enslaved people. -
Made Laws
The colonist of Maryland and Virginia made laws that denied blacks their rights. -
Number of blacks
The greatest number of blacks were in the colonies of Virginia are 2000 and in Maryland 1190 blacks.