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1607

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First Africans arrive in Virginia as indentured servants (some freed)

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First Africans arrive in Virginia as indentured servants (some freed)

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1619

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A law barres black people from serving in the Virginia military in order to ensure race distinctions

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A law barres black people from serving in the Virginia military in order to ensure race distinctions

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1620

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Inventory of the estate of William Burdett

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Inventory of the estate of William Burdett

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1643

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Virginia didn't have a huge need for labor at this point, but the tobacco industry was growing and the need for labor expanded.

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Virginia didn't have a huge need for labor at this point, but the tobacco industry was growing and the need for labor expanded.

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1650's

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70% of black people were serving as slaves in Virginia, although slavery wasn't officially recognized

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70% of black people were serving as slaves in Virginia, although slavery wasn't officially recognized

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1650

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1661

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Virginia legislature declares that one's freedom depends on the condition of the mother

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Virginia legislature declares that one's freedom depends on the condition of the mother

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1662

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House of Burgess turns down a proposal to levy taxes on land instead of polls because it limits the suffrage as most free white men did not own land. 

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House of Burgess turns down a proposal to levy taxes on land instead of polls because it limits the suffrage as most free white men did not own land. 

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1663

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African slaves officially no longer considered indentured servants

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African slaves officially no longer considered indentured servants

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1667

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Poverty among whites reaches levels close to that of England

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Poverty among whites reaches levels close to that of England

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1670

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Voting limited to landowners and householders

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Voting limited to landowners and householders

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1670

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1676

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Death rate among black people begins to fall

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Death rate among black people begins to fall

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1680

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1682

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1705