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African American History Timeline: 1701-1800
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African Americans in the West Timeline
Year Events SubjectCountryStateEra
1702 The New York Assembly enacts a law which prohibits enslaved Africans from testifying against whites or gathering in groups larger than three on public streets. 1702 Slave Laws
United States
New York
1701-1800
1704 French colonist Elias Neau opens a school for enslaved African Americans in New York City. 01-01 Black Education
Colonial America
New York
1701-1800
1705 The Colonial Virginia Assembly defined as slaves all servants brought into the colony who were not Christians in their original countries as well as Indians sold to the colonists by other Native Americans. 1705 Slave Laws
United States
Virginia
1701-1800
1708 Africans in South Carolina outnumber Europeans, making it the first English colony with a black majority. 01-01 Black Population
Colonial America
South Carolina
1701-1800
1711 Great Britains Queen Anne overrules a Pennsylvania colonial law prohibiting slavery. 01-01 Colonial Slavery
Colonial America
Pennsylvania
1701-1800
1711 A public slave market opens in New York City at the east end of Wall Street. 1711 The Slave Trade
United States
New York
1701-1800
1712 The New York City slave revolt begins on April 6. Nine whites are killed and an unknown number of blacks die in the uprising. Colonial authorities execute 21 slaves and six commit suicide. 01-01 Resistance to Enslavement
Colonial America
New York
1701-1800
1712 New York City enacts an ordinance that prevents free blacks from inheriting land. 1712 Racial Restrictions
United States
New York
1701-1800
1713 England secures the exclusive right to transport slaves to the Spanish colonies in America. 01-01 Colonial Slavery
Colonial America
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1701-1800
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