Legal Status of African American Slaves in Virginia Colony
Discipline: Other
Type of Paper: Essay (any type)
Academic Level: Undergrad. (yrs 3-4)
Paper Format: MLA
Pages: 4
Words: 1100
Question
Instructions
## In well-written essays, please explain:
I. What was the legal status of most Africans who landed in the Virginia colony between 1619-1661? Were they treated the same as white indentured servants?
II. Were all Africans in that time period slaves?
III. Was slavery which developed in the Middle and New England Colonies different from that of Virginia?
IV. Why was slavery unsuccessful in the Middle Colonies?
