Briana P

By mwaddell

  • The Timeline of Cashing in on Crops

    John Rolfe began to grow tobacco in Virginia.

  • Tobacco

    In 1612, John Rolfe began to grow tobacco in Virginia.

  • Selling Africans

    In 1619, a Dutch ship sold twenty Africans to he colonists in Jamestown.

  • Enslaved Persons

    In 1642, Virginia passed laws to stop people from helping runway enslaved persons.

  • Blacks

    In the 1660s, the colonies of Maryland and Virginia made laws that denied blacks and their rights.

  • Greatest Number of Blacks

    By 1670, the greatest number of blacks were in the colonies of Virginia (2000 blacks) and Maryland (1190 blacks.)

  • Enslaved Persons in 1680

    Seven percent of the people in Virginia and Maryland were enslaved persons in 1680.

  • New Laws

    in 1692, Virginia passed new laws. Enslaved persons could not keep horses, cattle, or hogs.

  • Enslaved Persons in Virginia and Maryland

    By the year 1700, 22 percent of the people living in Virginia and Maryland were enslaved.

  • Africans Arriving

    From 1705-1710, more than twice as many Africans arrived in colonial America than during all of the 1600s.

  • A Slave Code

    A slave code "Act Concerning Servant and Slave" in Virginia stated in 1705 that all enslaved persons were property.

  • Ensalaved Persons in Maryland

    By the year 1750, 31 percent of the people living in Maryland were enslaved persons.

  • Over 100 Million Pounds of Tobacco a Year in Virginia and Maryland

    By 1775, Virginia and Maryland grew more than 100 million pounds of tobacco a year.