Triangle trade route

Timeline Atlantic Slave Trade

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  • Sep 24, 1492

    Colombus

    Colombus
    Christopher Colombus tried to find a route to India by sailing around the world, but ended up finding the Americas and setting up his first colony San Salvador
  • Period: Sep 24, 1492 to

    Atlantic Slave Trade

    The period of the Atlantic Slave Trade
  • Sep 24, 1511

    Africans

    Africans
    The first enslaved Africans are brought to the Americas by the Portuguese
  • Sep 24, 1521

    Cortez

    Cortez
    Cortez conquers the Aztec Empire led by Montezuma II
  • Sep 24, 1533

    Pizzaro

    Pizzaro
    Pizzaro conquers the Incan Empire led by Adahualpa

  • Jamestown

    English founded their first colony - Jamestown (Virginia)

  • Plymouth

    Plymouth
    The Pilgrims from England land on and claim Plymouth Rock

  • French and Indian War

    French and Indian War
    The French and Indian war against the British ended on this date: started 7 years ago, and the British ended up defeating the French/Indian alliance