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European begin contacts with the people of West Africa. Portugal's Prince Henry was looking for a sea route to India.
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Bartholomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa.
Vasco de Gama followed Bartholomeu Dias' route and made it to India -
Begin to bring slaves to America
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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.
slaves were trade anyways in 1700 Europeans talked about abolishing slave trade -
A trade network, with people as cargo linked Africa, Europe, and the Americas
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prior 1600 racism/segregation took place at this time
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Height of the Atlantic slave trade.Europeans were bringing up to 60,000 Africans a year to the Americas
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British set up SIERRA LEONE as a colony for freed slaves to return to Africa
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Late 1800's: Mirambo built a strong empire in Tanzania he was able to do this because He was the one doing the kidnapping and they have guns, so its easy to take the strong people
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Liberia was organized after by slaves from the United States
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Britain outlawed the slave trade, but the ban did not outlaw slavery
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Britain banned slavery in it's empire
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United States becam an independent country
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U.S Civil War partially cause by slavery
