History of the United States I / Unit 3 USH1 0327 short lesson, about 20 seconds
The Laws That Followed
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The idea
Virginia's sixteen eighty law prohibited free and enslaved Black people from bearing arms, banned Black congregations in large numbers, and set harsh punishments for those seeking freedom.
In practice
A sixteen eighty-two law making all Africans brought to the colony enslaved for life.
Where people slip
The intent of 0326 became statute within six years. Read the two entries as one movement.
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