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(7 pp). Although, the number of African American
slaves grew slowly at first, by the 1680s they
were essential to the economy of Virginia.
During the 17th and 18th centuries, African
American slaves lived in all of England's North
American colonies. Before Great Britain prohibited
its subjects from participating in the slave
trade, between 600,000 and 650,000 Africans had
been forcibly transported to North America .
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trade, between 600,000 and 650,000 Africans had been forcibly transported to North America . Bibliography lists 6 sources. BBslveTR.doc ORIGINS OF SLAVERY IN THE U.S. COLONIES
Written by for the Paperstore, Inc., October 2000 Introduction: Although, the number of African American slaves grew
slowly at first, according to Vaughan (1989), by the 1680s they were essential to the economy of Virginia. During the 17th and 18th centuries, African American slaves lived in all
of Englands North American colonies. Before Great Britain prohibited its subjects from participating in the slave trade, between 600,000 and 650,000 Africans had been forcibly transported to North America Origins
of Slavery in the US Colonies: A crucial event that would play a role in the development of America was the arrival of Africans to Jamestown. A Dutch slave
trader exchanged his cargo of Africans for food in 1619. The Africans became indentured servants, similar in legal position to many poor Englishmen who traded several years labor in exchange
for passage to America. The popular conception of a racial-based slave system did not develop until the 1680s. There has been suggestion, that due to reading old texts with a
modern mind set, some of the facts may have been translated, or recorded incorrectly. The legend has been repeated endlessly that the first blacks in Virginia were "indentured
servants, "but there is no hint of this in the records. The legend grew up because the word slave did not appear in Virginia records until 1656, and statutes defining
the status of blacks began to appear casually in the 1660s. The inference was then made that blacks called servants must have had approximately the same status as white indentured
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