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Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450
Exploring the Coast of Africa
Europeans begin contacts with the people of West Africa. And Portugal Prince Henry was looking for a sea route to the new world. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450
Trade in Human Beings
Slavery existed in Africa and elsewhere around the world. Slaves were part of the community - they were Servants rather than property. -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1550
Begin to bring slaves to Americas
In the early 1500's slaves begin to come to America. -
Jan 1, 1526
1526
King Alfonzo said to the Portuguese government, "It is our will that in these kingdoms there should not be any trade of slaves nor outlet for them." -
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Early 1600's
A trade network, with people as cargo linked Africa, Europe, and the Americas -
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Early 1700's
Height of the Atlantic slave trade. Europeans were bringing up to 60,000 Africans a year to the Americas. -
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Early 1700's
Talk of abolition by European thinkers -
Early 1800's
Britain outlawed the slave trade, but the ban did not outlaw slavery. -
Early 1800's
Britain banned slavery in it's empire. -
Mid late 1800's
US Civil War partially caused by slavery
