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Slaves in their earliest form were people who were captured during times of war. They were more like servants than typical slaves.
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Europeans begin contacts with the people of West Africa. Portugal's Prince Henry was looking for a sea route to India.
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Europeans brought FEW slaves to Europe.
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Begin to bring slaves to Americas.
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Bartholomeu Dias rounded the southern tip of Africa.
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Vasco de Gama followed Bartholomeu Dias' route and made it to India.
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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."
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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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Talk of abolition by European thinkers.
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British set up SIERRA LEONE as a colony for freed slaves to return to Africa
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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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Liberia became an independent country.
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Mirambo built a strong empire in Tanzania.
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US Civil War partially caused by slavery.