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== Laws on Slave Descent in VA and MD, 1662, 1664, 1691, 1692 == | == Laws on Slave Descent in VA and MD, 1662, 1664, 1691, 1692 == | ||
| + | It seems as if the laws in Virginia got harsher from 1662-1691 in regards to children being born to an Englishman/woman and a slave. In 1662, the child was free if the mother was free, but the child was a slave if the mother was a slave. The Christian Englishman/woman parent has to pay double the fines for committing the act. In 1991 if an English woman were to have a baby with a black man, she had to pay a fine one month after the child were born. The mother was taken into possession of the church for 5 years, but the child was taken for 30 years. I found that to be interesting. Why would a supposed Christian punish the child, especially worse than the mother was punished? -- Ashley V. | ||
== Skilled slaves in Maryland, 1748-1763, Maryland Gazette == | == Skilled slaves in Maryland, 1748-1763, Maryland Gazette == | ||
