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Period: Nov 13, 1350 to Nov 13, 1399
Trade in Human Beings
Slavery existed in AFRICA and elsewhere around the world. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450
Exploring the Coast of Africa
Europeans begin contacts with the people of West Africa -
Period: Nov 13, 1400 to Nov 13, 1499
Trade in Human Beings
Europeans brought FEW slaves to Europe -
Jan 1, 1488
Exploring the Coast of Africa
Bartholomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa -
Jan 1, 1498
Exploring the Coast of Africa
Vasco de Gama followed Bartholomeu Dias' route and made it to India -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1550
Trade in Human Beings
Begin to bring slaves to Americas -
Jan 1, 1526
Ending the Slave Trade
Kind Affonso said to the Portuguese government. -
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Trade in Human Beings
A trade network, with people as cargo linked Africa, Europe, and the Americas -
Period: to
Trade in Human Beings
Height of the ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE -
Effects of the Slave Trade
British set up SIERRA LEONE as a colony for freed slaves to return to Africa -
Ending the Slave Trade
Britain outlawed the slave trade, but the ban did not outlaw slavery. -
Ending the Slave Trade
Britain banned slavery in it's empire -
Effects of the Slave Trade
Became an independent country -
Period: to
Effects of the Slave Trade
Mirambo built a strong empire in Tanzania. -
Ending the Slave Trade
US Civil War partially caused by slavery