History Of Labor/ Raeanne

By Malachi Roldan

  • Labor History

    Labor History
    1607 English planters found Jamestown colony and complain about lack of laborers

  • 1676

    1676
    Bacon’s Rebellion of servants and slaves in Virginia

  • 1677

    1677
    First recorded prosecution against strikers in New York City

  • 1765

    1765
    Artisans and laborers in Sons of Liberty protest oppressive British taxes

  • 1770

    1770
    British troops kill five dock workers in Boston Massacre

  • 1773

    1773
    Laborers protest royal taxation in the Boston tea Party

  • 1775

    1775
    American Revolution begins

  • 1786

    1786
    Philadelphia printers conduct first successful strike for increased wages

  • 1619

    1619
    Slaves from Africa first imported to colonies

  • 1664

    1664
    First slavery codes begin trend of making African servants slaves for life