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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1619: Twenty Africans are transported to Jamestown. They were imported to work as slaves in Great Britain's American colonies. 1626: The Dutch West India Company brings eleven African-American men to the New Netherlands. 1636: Desire, the first carrier in the United States to participate in human trade. The ship is built and first sails from Massachusetts. This marks the beginning of colonial North America's participation in the Trans Atlantic Slave Trade. 1640: John Punch becomes the first documented slave to receive servitude for life. An African servant, John Punch, is sentenced to life after running away.