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First Africans brought to Virginia
1619
Virginia law makes slavery hereditary
1662
Spanish declare Florida a refuge for escaped slaves
1699
Virginia Slave Code established
1705
English capture Port Royal in Acadia
1710
Natchez Rebellion in French Louisiana
1729
Molasses Act
1733
Peak period of the English colonies' slave trade
1770s
Importation of slaves into the United States ends
1808