Transformation into Slavery

For many years slavery was considered practically as a sin, however during the 1600's everything started to change. In 1619 a Dutch ship lost it's coarse and ended up on the Virginia coast; bringing the fist African Americans to America. Slavery, something almost unheard of in Virginia allowed the new members that were boarding the ship to be baptized, saving them from slavery of any kind. However, when money began to become an important item tobacco became a main part of the colony. Seeing as tobacco was the only form of profit they were consuming labor became a huge issues, which is where indentured servants came into play. An indentured servant signed a contract which stated they were to full fill their required time and which be rewarded with 10 acres of land along with a change of clothes, food, and shelter while they were full filling their years.
In 1640 three servants ran away, two of which were white leaving one black. The white servants punishment was to conitue their jobs, only adding a year on to their time. However the black servants punishment was to become a slave for life, which changed everything. Suddedly people's opinions began to change along with the laws. Massachusetts was the first state to change their laws allowing slavery to be legal. This began a somewhat domino effect on all of the other states whom all began the change their laws allowing slavery to be legal.