13th Amendment timeline By JackSanford 1619 Slavery is brought to America The first 20 enslaved African Americans were brought to America on a ship to the British colony of Jamestown, Virginia. 1662 Children of slaves are born into slavery. By 1662 the English colonies established that the legal status of a slave is inherited by their mother.
By 1662 the English colonies established that the legal status of a slave is inherited by their mother.