I am creating a webpage as an overview to slavery, that will eventually 
include links to more information. For now, I'm reading books for the 
information, but am having a problem. All that I am using are focused on 
Virginia and the south. In Virginia, slaves laws were enacted starting in 
1640. But when did the northern colonies enact slave laws? Or did they, 
before the country was united under the constitution? In short, did Ben 
Franklin buy "slaves" that he merely replaced when they ran away, or were 
they just Africans servants that he bought.

When or did the northern colonies follow Virginia's lead in making Africans 
slaves for life?

Anne

Anne Pemberton
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