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Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Jan 1, 1399
Early African Slavery
Slaves in their earliest form were people who were captured during times of war. They were more like servants than typical slaves. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450
Exploring the Coast of Africa
Europeans begin contacts with the people of West Africa. Portugal's Prince Henry was looking for a sea route to India. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1499
Trade in Human Beings
Europeans brought FEW slaves to Europe. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450
Trade in Human Beings
Begin to bring slaves to Americas. -
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. -
Jan 1, 1526
Ending The Slave Trade
Kind Affonso 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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Trade in Human Beings
Height of the ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE. Europeans were bringing up to 60,000 Africans a year to the Americas. -
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Ending of the Slave Trade
Talk of abolition by European thinkers. -
Sierra Leone & Liberia
British set up SIERRA LEONE as a colony for freed slaves to return to Africa -
Ending of the Slave Trade
Britain outlawed the slave trade, but the ban did not outlaw slavery. -
Ending of the Slave Trade
Britain banned slavery in it's empire. -
Sierra Leone & Liberia
Liberia became an independent country. -
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Strengthens Some Societies
Mirambo built a strong empire in Tanzania. -
Ending of the Slave Trade
US Civil War partially caused by slavery.