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History Of Slavery In America
Beginning of US Slavery

Slavery when in 1619, slavery began in the U.S “when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia.”So they can aid in the production such lucrative crops as tobacco. And in the same year as John Rofle made a letter as the first of a evidence.And in later of time in 1662,Virginia passes a law for kids that as an en-slave mother is automatically a slave.A lot of people gets effected in many ways but in this case,anything can change because of it’s harsh punishments and low status.

African slaves brought to US/Virginia In the beginning“slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.” This
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In all of this leads up to a struggle of pain to be one of those slaves.In first coming to when“the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619.”Just in order to give aid in the production of such crops such as tobacco”.Also to accordingly to John Rolfe’s letter that it was a first piece of evidence of when they traded 20 poor slaves just for food and supplies for just the crew.And when they made a offcil law that states that kids that has a en-slave mother are automatticly are slaves to the law.that would be harsh to go thourgh all that and have no repect.And the reson for slavery is to aid in the production of such crops such as tobacco.The slaves feel like the Slaveholders are putting them in a coner in tell there traped and do as there told.Some slaves are farmers in some areas,and others are like servants.No matter what kind of slave they are,it would need to go to jutice.Soone needs to take a

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