A Child Born to an enslaved woman fathered by a White Man, will also be Slave

1640 — 1660: The Critical Period: Custom to Law when Status Changed to "Servant for Life"

1639/40 - The General Assembly of Virginia specifically excludes blacks from the requirement of possessing arms
1642 - Black women are deemed tithables (taxable), creating a distinction between African and English women.
1662 - Blacks face the possibility of life servitude. The General Assembly of Virginia decides that any child born to an enslaved woman will also be a slave 

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Slavery and the Law in Virginia

1680 — 1705: Slave Laws Reflect Racism and the Deliberate Separation of Blacks and Whites. Color becomes the Determining Factor. Conscious Efforts to Rigidly Police Slave Conduct.