-
Period: Jan 1, 1350 to Jan 1, 1399
Trade in Human Beings
Slavery existed in AFRICA and elsewhere around the world. -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450
Exploring the coast of Africa
Europeans begin contacts with the people of West Africa -
Period: Jan 1, 1400 to Jan 1, 1450
Exploring the Coast of Africa
Portugal's Prince Henry was looking for a sea route to India because he wanted gold. -
Jan 1, 1488
Exploring the coast of Africa
Bartolomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa -
Jan 1, 1498
Exploring the coast of Africa
Vasco de Gama followed Bartolomeu Dias' route and made it to India -
Period: Jan 1, 1500 to Jan 1, 1550
Trade in Human Beings
Begin to bring slaves to America -
Jan 1, 1526
Ending the Slave Trade
King Affonso said to the Portugese government , " "It is our will that in these kingdoms there should not be any trade of slaves nor outlet for them." -
Period: to
Trade in Human Beings
A trade network, with people as cargo linked Africa, Europe, and the Americas -
Period: to
Trade in Human Beings
Height of the ATLANTIC SLAVE TRADE -
Period: to
Ending the Slave Trade
Talk of abolition by European thinkers. -
Effects on Slave Trade
British set up SIERRA LEONE as a colony for freed slaves to return to Africa -
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 -
Effects of the slave trade
Liberia became an independent country -
Effects of the Slave Trade
Mirambo built a strong empire in Tanzania.
