Africa Slave Trade By Wille_ Period: Nov 13, 1350 to Nov 13, 1399 Slavery existed in Africa and elsewhere around the world The beginning of slavery Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450 Europeans begin contacts with the people of West Africa Portugese explorers were looking for gold and a route Period: Nov 13, 1400 to Nov 13, 1499 Europeans brought few slaves to Europe Nov 13, 1488 Bartholomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa Nov 13, 1498 Vasco de Gama followed Bartholomeu Dias' route and made it to India Period: Nov 13, 1500 to Nov 13, 1550 Begin to bring slaves to Americas Period: Nov 13, 1600 to Nov 13, 1699 A trade network, with people as cargo linked Africa, Europe, and the Americas Period: Nov 13, 1700 to Nov 13, 1799 Height of the ATLANT SLAVE TRADE Period: Nov 13, 1700 to Nov 13, 1799 talk of abolition by European thinkers. Nov 13, 1787 British set up SIERRA LEONE as a colony for freed slaves to return to Africa Nov 13, 1807 Britain outlawed the slave trade, but the ban did not outlaw slavery. Nov 13, 1833 Britain banned slavery in it's empire. Period: Nov 13, 1850 to Nov 13, 1899 Mirambo built a strong empire in Tanzania Nov 13, 1865 US Civil War partially caused by slavery
