Sterns Chapter 20

By GabrielNas
  • 1415

    Portuguese capture Ceuta (Morocco)

    Beginning of European expansion
  • 1441

    First shipment of African slaves brought directly from Africa to Portugal

    The beginning of the slave trade
  • 1481

    Portuguese fort established at El Mina (Ghana)

    Served as trading post and supplied navigators
  • 1562

    Beginnings of English slave trade

    This would lead to plantations in the Americas and a large economic boost
  • 1570

    Portuguese establish colony in Angola

    The Portuguese start expanding, just like the other empires

  • Fall of Songhai Empire

    After al-Mansur took over the Trans-Saharan trade routes, the Songhai empire collapsed

  • Dutch establish colony at Cape of Good Hope

    The Dutch are expanding their influence and will trade longer distances

  • English get right to import slaves to Spanish Empire

    The slave trade is growing, and there is a big boost in the number of slaves being traded

  • Slave uprising in Haiti

    This slave uprising in Haiti will lead to future slave uprisings

  • Great Britain abolishes slavery in the West Indies

    Slavery in the West Indies was abolished, which is just one of many things to come concerning human rights and freedom