only after the 1660s. Soon the institution was protected by Virginia law, and the number of enslaved people in the colony rose steadily until theAmerican Revolution(1775–83). (For a more detailed account of the nature of slavery in the colonies,seerace: The history of the idea of race....
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Accordingly, most adults were married, children were numerous, and families containing 10 or more members were common. Despite heavy losses as a result of disease and hardship, the colonists multiplied. Their numbers were also greatly increased by continuing immigration from Great Britain and from ...