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Period: Nov 13, 1400 to Nov 13, 1450
Exploring the Coast of Africa
Prince Henry was looking for a sea because he wanted gold. -
Period: Nov 13, 1400 to Nov 13, 1499
Trade In Human Beings
Slavery exisited all over the world and in Africa. Slaves were captured during the wars, Slaves were servants and if the slaves was good servants the masters property would be passed down to them. -
Period: Nov 14, 1400 to Nov 14, 1499
Trade in the human beings' Cont'd
The europeans have only brought a few slaves to Europe -
Nov 13, 1488
Bartholomeu
Bartholomeu Dias rounded the southern tip for the first time -
Nov 13, 1498
Vasco de Gama
Vasco de Gama followed Bartholomeu Dias and made it to India -
Period: Nov 14, 1500 to Nov 14, 1550
Trade in Human Beings, cont'd
The Europeans began to bring their slaves to the Amercias (North & South America) -
Nov 14, 1526
Kind Affonso said to the Portuguese government
They did not want thier kingdoms to be any trade of slaves or outlets for them. -
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Trade in Human Beings Cont'd
A trade with a network happened with people, cargo linked Africa, Europe and the Americas -
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Trade in Human Beings, Cont'd
the Eurpeans were bringing slaves a year to the Americas, it was about 60,000. -
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Ending the slave trade
Abolition - The action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution. It was the talk of abolition by European thinkers. -
Sierra Leone and Liberia
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
Became an independent country in 1847 -
Britian Outlawed
Britian outlawed the slave trade, but the ban didn't outlaw the slavery. -
Ending the slave trade
Britian banned slavery and its empire -
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Strengthens some societies
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. -
US civil war
US civil war partially caused by slavery, Neighbors were attacking one another for slaves.
