, ▁English ▁forces ▁attacked ▁and ▁destroyed ▁the ▁fort , ▁which ▁was ▁re built ▁in ▁ 1 7 5 2 . ▁Because ▁Fort ▁M ose ▁became ▁a ▁haven ▁for ▁escaped ▁slaves ▁from ▁the ▁English ▁colon ies ▁to ▁the ▁north , ▁it ▁is ▁considered ▁a ▁prec ursor ▁site ▁of ▁the ▁Under ground ▁Rail road . ▁ ▁Ch att el ▁sla very ▁developed ▁in ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁before ▁the ▁full ▁legal ▁appar atus ▁that ▁supported ▁sla very ▁did . ▁During ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 7 th ▁century ▁and ▁early ▁ 1 8 th ▁century , ▁har sh ▁new ▁slave ▁codes ▁limited ▁the ▁rights ▁of ▁African ▁slaves ▁and ▁cut ▁off ▁their ▁a ven ues ▁to ▁freedom . ▁The ▁first ▁full - scale ▁slave ▁code ▁in ▁British ▁North ▁America ▁was ▁South ▁Carolina ' s ▁( 1 6 9 6 ), ▁which ▁was ▁mode led ▁on ▁the ▁colonial ▁Barb ados ▁slave ▁code ▁of ▁ 1 6 6 1 ▁and ▁was ▁updated ▁and ▁expanded ▁regularly ▁throughout ▁the ▁ 1 8 th ▁century . ▁ ▁A ▁ 1 6 9 1 ▁Virginia ▁law ▁prohib ited ▁slave hold ers ▁from ▁em an cip ating ▁slaves ▁unless ▁they ▁paid ▁for ▁the ▁fre ed men ' s ▁transport ation ▁out ▁of ▁Virginia . ▁ ▁Virginia ▁criminal ized ▁inter ra cial ▁marriage ▁in ▁ 1 6 9 1 , ▁and ▁subsequent ▁laws ▁abol ished ▁black s ' ▁rights ▁to ▁vote , ▁hold ▁office , ▁and ▁bear ▁arms . ▁ ▁Virginia ' s ▁House ▁of ▁Burg esses ▁established ▁the ▁basic ▁legal ▁framework ▁for ▁sla very ▁in