Virginia Assembly
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first heard Sep 2026
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Legislative body of colonial Virginia that passed slave codes
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newest first · ▶ plays the momentHeather Cox RichardsonLetters from an American · Bacon’s Rebellion · 7:20 · yesterday
…and they made it costly for white and black Virginians to socialize.…
Heather Cox RichardsonLetters from an American · Bacon’s Rebellion · 7:12 · yesterday
…The Assembly also reduced the poll taxes for voting, making it easier for poor white men to vote.…
Heather Cox RichardsonLetters from an American · Bacon’s Rebellion · 6:55 · yesterday
…The Assembly passed laws requiring masters to provide white servants with food and clothing, as well as money to set themselves up after they earned their freedom.…
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