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Period: Nov 13, 1300 to Nov 13, 1400
Trae in Human Beings
Captured during times of war.
Slaves were part of the communtiy - they were servants rather than prperty.
"A Slave who knows how to serve inherits his master's propert." -
Jan 1, 1400
Trade in human beings, cont'd
Europeans brought FEW slaves to Europe. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450
Europeans exploring africas
Went looking for gold and new sea routes. -
Jan 1, 1488
Bartholemeu Dias
Made it to the southern tip of Africa by exploring sea routes. -
Jan 1, 1498
Bartholomeu Dias
Vasco de Gama followed Bartholomeu Dias' route and made it to India -
Jan 1, 1500
Trade in human beings, cont'd
Begin to bring slaves to Americas -
Jan 1, 1526
Ending the Slave Trade
Kind Affonso said to the Portuguese government, -
Trade in Human Beings, cont’d
A trade network, with people as cargo linked Africa, Europe, and the Americas -
Trade in Human Beings, cont’d
Height of the ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE -
Ending the Slave Trade
talk of abolition by European thinkers. -
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Effects of the Slave Trade
Mirambo built a strong empire in Tanzania. Why was he able to do this? -
Effects of the Slave Trade
British set up SIERRA LEONE as a colony for freed slaves to return to Africa
Liberia was organized after by slaves from the United States -
Ending the Slave Trade
Britain outlawed the slave trade, but the ban did not outlaw slavery. -
Ending the Slave Trade
Britain banned slavery in it's empire -
Ending the Slave Trade
US Civil War partially caused by slavery
