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1619 Slavery begins in Virginia (First African Americans)
1624-1637 Slavery begins in Massachusetts
1625-1664 Slavery enters New Jersey area
1626 Slavery begins in New York
1636 First Native American Slaves (New England)
1639 Slavery begins in Pennsylvania
1639 Slavery begins in Delaware
1639 Slavery first mentioned in Connecticut
1642 Slavery begins in Maryland
c1645 Slavery begins in New Hampshire
c1652 Slavery begins in Rhode Island
c1663-1670 Slavery in the Carolina Colony begins
1751 Slavery legalized in Georgia
1769 Slavery in California (Spain - Mexico - US)
1783 Slavery abolished in Massachusetts
1790-1860 Slavery gradually ends in Pennsylvania
1800 Slave Trade Act of 1800
1804 New Jersey Abolishes Slavery
1807 Act Prohibiting Importation of Slaves
1819 Act to Protect the Commerce of the United States and Punish the Crime of Piracy
1827 (July 4) Emancipation of slavery in New York
1847 Slavery begins in Utah
1848 Slavery abolished in Connecticut
1850 Slavery in New Mexico (US)
1850 Clear Lake Massacre (California)
1852 Act in Relation to Service (Utah Territory)
1852 Act for the relief of Indian Slaves and Prisoners (Utah Territory)
1857 Slavery ends in New Hampshire
1863 (January 1) Emancipation Proclamation
1864 (November 1) Slavery abolished in Maryland
1865 (December 6) Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution Abolishes Slavery
