![]() 1807 The British Parliament makes it illegal for British ships to transport slaves and for British colonies to import them.1803 Denmark-Norway becomes the first country in Europe to ban the African slave trade, forbidding trading in slaves and ending the importation of slaves into Danish dominions.1791 Slaves in Haiti revolt, leading to Haiti’s independence from France in 1804 and the history’s only example of a slave rebellion leading to the creation of an independent nation where slavery was banned.The first of 17 articles states: “Men are born and remain free and equal in rights.” 1789 During the French Revolution, the National Assembly adopts the Declaration of the Rights of Man, one of the fundamental charters of human liberties.1787 The Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade is founded in Britain.1781 Holy Roman Emperor Joseph II abolishes serfdom in the Austrian Habsburg dominions.1641 Massachusetts becomes the first British colony to legalize slavery.1550 Slaves are depicted as objects of conspicuous consumption in much Renaissance art.These first African-Americans stage the first known slave revolt in the Americas. 1526 Spanish explorers bring the first African slaves to settlements in what would become the United States.1444 Portuguese traders bring the first large cargo of slaves from West Africa to Europe by sea-establishing the Atlantic slave trade.Slaves pour in from all over the continent, the Middle East, and North Africa. 1380 In the aftermath of the Black Plague, Europe’s slave trade thrives in response to a labor shortage.1000 Slavery is a normal practice in England’s rural, agricultural economy, as destitute workers place themselves and their families in a form of debt bondage to landowners.500 Anglo-Saxons enslave the native Britons after invading England.Some estimate the population of Rome is more than half slave. ![]() ![]() Roman military campaigns capture slaves by the thousands. The city-state of Athens uses as many as 30,000 slaves in its silver mines. Egyptians capture slaves by sending special expeditions up the Nile River. Temple art celebrates the capture of slaves in battle. Land ownership and the early stages of technology bring war-in which enemies are captured and forced to work: slavery. The world’s first city-state emerges in Mesopotamia. ![]()
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