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1640

John Punch, a runaway black servant, is sentenced to slavery for life for attempting to run to Maryland from the colony of Virginia. His two white companions, both indentured servants, are given extended terms of servitude. The case was the first time race was recorded as a factor in determining freedom or enslavement. Punch is the first documented slave for life. This was important because it served as a harsh precedent for future enslaved people, and worsened the institution of slavery.

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1641 - Massachusetts is the first colony to legalize slavery

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1641 - Massachusetts is the first colony to legalize slavery

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Massacussetts is the first colony to legalize slavery. This set the precedent for  other colonies to legalizing slavey. It led to more enslaved people being imported and transported into colonies after massachusetts. This resulted in a rise in enslaved people population in the Americas due to other colonies starting to legalize slavery in their communities as well. Overall, this event encouraged slavery, to th public, dseen as legal and one of the colonist rights. Leads to slavery revolts

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This case transformed how many colonial legislatures viewed the institution of slavery and race. After Key's victory, enslavement increasingly was tied to "race." Laws allowed for the enslavement of Christianized people and tied heredity of black enslaved to the status of their MOTHER.

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Bacon's rebellion united black enslaved people and white indentured servants , who worked together to defend against the government and Native Americans. This is important as whites and blacks united to a common goal, setting aside their animosity, unfortunately, the danger the indentured servants imposed led to the phasing out of indentured servitude, marking one of the last times poor whites and poor blacks could unite and an increased reliance on slavery instead.

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1694 - Rice Cultivation is introduced in Carolina. Slave importation increases dramatically.

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1694 - Rice Cultivation is introduced in Carolina. Slave importation increases dramatically.

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Rice cultivation started with slave practices derived from Barbados. During the colonial period, South Carolina became the largest producer of rice in North America after the crop arrived in 1685. This caused an increase in the importation of slaves to the Carolinas.

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Declares all non-Christian servants to enter the colony as slaves. All slaves are real estate, acquits all masters if they kill slaves as punishment, forbids slaves from assaulting and white people, denies slaves right to bear arms. This is important because it defines the laws for slavery in Virginia.

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The Slave Code authorized white slavers to whip and kill enslaved people with no punishment. It also prohibited enslaved people to grow their own food, learn to read, to move freely, and to assemble in groups without white supervision. This added to the dehumanization of enslaved people in North Carolina by removing their autonomy. This gave the white slavers the control over the enslaved people, cementing white superiority.