 
In Virginia, black slaves and black and white indentured servants band together to participate in Bacon's Rebellion.
1680
The State of Virginia forbids blacks and slaves from bearing arms, prohibits blacks from congregating in large numbers, and mandates harsh punishment for slaves who assault Christians or attempt escape.
1682
Virginia declares that all imported black servants are slaves for life.
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1684
New York makes it illegal for slaves to sell goods.
1688
The Pennsylvania Quakers pass the first formal antislavery resolution.
1691
Virginia passes the first anti-miscegenation law, forbidding marriages between whites and blacks or whites and Native Americans.
1691
Virginia prohibits the manumission of slaves within its borders. Manumitted slaves are forced to leave the colony.
1691
South Carolina passes the first comprehensive slave codes.
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