Distance, Gas Consumption and Emission Notes. Distance from Skagway, AK to Victoria, BC, Canada is 1685Miles or 2711 Km. You can get this distance about 1 day 9 hours. If you want to planning travel with plane for 902 Miles or 1452 Km, You can get this distance about 2 hours 26 mins .
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Introduction. Slavery in America began when the first African slaves were brought to the North American colony of Jamestown, Virginia, in 1619, to aid in the production of such lucrative crops as tobacco.n 1619, the Dutch introduced the first captured Africans to America, planting the seeds of a slavery system that evolved into a nightmare of abuse and cuelty that would ultimately divide the nation.