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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
TransAtlantic SlaveTrade
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Jan 1, 1510
First African Slaves
First reported slaves arrives in the Spanish colonies of South America having travelled via Spain. -
Jan 1, 1560
Brazillians slave trade
The slave trade in Brazil started to expand more. The slaves had to work in the sugar plantation so that they could give the sugar products to their owners. -
Jan 1, 1562
First English man to take slavery
John Hawkins became the first english man to trade in slaves. He was the cousin of Sir Francis Drake. -
African slaves in sugar production
From 1640, it was the beggining of the large-scale introduction of African slaves in sugar production in the British Carribean. This went on until 1680. -
The slave trade reaches its peak.
It is estimated that one slave ship leaves Britain every other day. Half of the slaves are dying in the ship or in the initial period. -
The Society Of Abolition
The society of abolitionof the trans-atlantic slave trade founded by Grranville Sharp and Thomas Clarkson. -
The Haitian Revolution begins!
The Haitian Revolution begins as a slave uprising near Le Cap. The slaves setfire to their plantations they worked in and demanded their freedom. The leader was Toussaint L'Overture, himself a former slave. -
Abolishment of Slave Trade
Britain passes the Abolition of the Slave Trade Act which Outlaws the British Atlantic Slave Trade. The Trans-atlantic slave trade is abolished by the British Parliment. US also ban the slave trade, to take the effect the following year and many countries abolished or banned slavery. -
Last slave voyage
The last Trans-atlantic slave trade voyage arrives in America. The last slave ship was called Clotilde. The captain of the ship - William Foster - took the command to control of the ship. There were at least 110 -160 slaves in the mammoth ship. This was an illegal scheme.
