Could be bought and sold. Apex
could be bought and sold ~apex~
could be bought and sold ~apex~
Could be bought and sold.
could be bought and sold ~apex~
In 1662, Virginia decided all children born in the colony to a slave mother would be enslaved.
could be bought and sold ~apex~
could be bought and sold ~apex~
Could be bought and sold.
could be bought and sold ~apex~
Private property, like farm animals.
Private property, like farm animals
A slave- in ANY state- was considered property. Property does not have rights.
In 1662, Virginia decided all children born in the colony to a slave mother would be enslaved.
Laws were never passed that denied slaves rights because slaves were property, and nothing more.As long as humans were considered property, it was never deemed necessary to pass such laws; after all, why pass a law making it illegal to yell at a horse?A horse was property, just like a slave, and the notion that horses and slaves, might have "rights" was simply too foreign a concept at the time.
By passing laws that gave blacks an inferior status
slaves were viewed as property not as people
Slaves were considered property and so would become part of the decedent's estate. They passed according to the will of the owner or under the laws of intestacy to the owner's heirs at law if there was no will.