Virginia Slave Codes of 1705
GPTKB entity
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| gptkbp:instanceOf |
gptkb:legislation
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| gptkbp:allows |
physical punishment of slaves
slaves to be inherited as property |
| gptkbp:dateEnacted |
1705
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| gptkbp:enactedBy |
gptkb:Virginia_General_Assembly
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| gptkbp:historicalSignificance |
foundation of institutionalized slavery in Virginia
model for other colonial slave codes |
| https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label |
Virginia Slave Codes of 1705
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| gptkbp:influenced |
slave codes in other colonies
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| gptkbp:influencedBy |
earlier Virginia laws
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| gptkbp:jurisdiction |
gptkb:Colony_of_Virginia
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| gptkbp:legalized |
chattel slavery
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| gptkbp:prohibits |
rights of enslaved Africans
interracial marriage rights of free people of color slaves bearing arms slaves owning property |
| gptkbp:purpose |
define status of slaves
regulate slavery define rights of slave owners |
| gptkbp:repealedBy |
abolished after Civil War
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| gptkbp:bfsParent |
gptkb:slave_codes
gptkb:antebellum_slave_codes |
| gptkbp:bfsLayer |
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