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Englands Rulers forced the poor to toil in workhouses, enslaved persistent vagabonds and branded them with a "S"
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Europeans held deeply racist sentiments well before the establishment of slavery
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Dutch ships braught slaves to virginia but slavery workforce didnt take off intil 1680's
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Coustamary practice to hold slaves in a "life service". Some slaves held status as indentured servants.
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Children of the mallato skin, were considered the same status as their mother.
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Slaves were not freed through baptism, although it was not propper for a christian to enslave a fellow christian.
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Slaves may be set free but only at the cost of ten pounds in sterlind silver.
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slaves march down the road carrying banners and proclaim "Liberty!".
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By mid-august charlestown newspaper announced the security act and anyone who didnt comply by september 29 would be subjected to a fine
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early morning of the ninth twenty slaves gathered near the Stono River In St. Pauls parish. Few whites encountered on the way and they were killed. They marched over ten miles and killed between 20-25 whites. in the afternoon 20-100 have been sent out on pursuits. By dusk 30 slaves were dead .
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After the Stono Rebellion white colonists started working on the Negro Act to try and help them limit their privileges. Slaves could no longer grow their own food, assemble in groups, earn their own money, or learn to read. Slaves had nothing.
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Rebellion of the slaves
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350000 slaves braught to virginia
