A slave- in ANY state- was considered property. Property does not have rights.
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
Virginia
Tobacco, cotton, indigo, and slaves.
None.
Enslaved workers helped the Virginia colony succeed in several ways. They worked as farmhands and on the land as slaves, making crops prosperous.
The first slaves in America were brought to the colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to help grow tobacco.
The most populous colony was Virgina and also Maryland 3 quarters were "white slaves".
In 1662, Virginia decided all children born in the colony to a slave mother would be enslaved.
He own a plantation and was from Virginia. He owned slaves. For him, the issue was States rights for the ability to own slaves and Virginia was confederate so he went with his state.
Depends on which colony your talking about. For the US colonies it was Virginia. Other colonies by other countries first was Spain then Portugal then Britain.