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Period: Jan 1, 1390 to
Slave Trade
Slaves were being traded for manufactured goods to America to work for the rest of their lifes. -
Jun 14, 1394
Was slavery always around in Africa?
Slavery existed before the Europeans started going to Africa and capturing slaves. Africans would capture their own people during wars, and people from other countries would capture them. -
Sep 14, 1410
European contact with West Africa
Europeans began contact with West Africa, and the Portuguese were looking for a shorter route to India. They mainly wanted gold from the Western African empires. -
Dec 14, 1420
Servants
Europeans bought few slaves to Europe to use them as indentured servants. The slaves would work a certain amount of years for thei freedom. -
Feb 15, 1488
Bartholomeu
Bartholomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa, but he did not make it all the way to India. -
Oct 15, 1498
Finally get to India
Vasco de Gama followed Dia's route and made it to India -
Mar 15, 1507
America
Europeans began to bring slaves to America to work and gain their freedom. Then the slaves began to work for the Europeans for life. -
Nov 16, 1526
King Affonso
King 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" -
Cargo
A trade network, with people as cargo linked Africa, Europe, and the Americas -
Slave Trade
This decade was the height of the Atlantic Slave Trade. -
Abolition
Europeans were talking about getting ride of slavery. -
Free
The British set up Sierra Leone as a colony for freed slaves to return to Africa. -
Outlawing Slave Trade
The British outlawed slave trade, but they did not outlaw slavery. People could still own slaves, but they could not trade them. -
Banned Slavery
British banned slavery in their empire. -
Liberia
Liberia was organized by slaves from the United States. Liberia became a independent country in 1847. -
Civil War
The Civil War ended, it was a war caused partially by slaves.
