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1712

The New York slave revolt. About two dozen enslaved Africans set fire to a building on Maiden Lane and attack those who come to put it out, killing nine. The reprisals are severe and the colony passes a far harsher slave code. New York holds the largest enslaved population of any city north of Charleston.

The British & Revolution era

  1. 1673
  2. 1712
  3. 4 August 1735
  4. 1754
  5. 27 August 1776
  6. 21 September 1776
  7. 25 November 1783

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