Of this number thirty-eight were seized on the coast of Africa, a part after taking in ... of engaging in the Slave-trade, and sentenced -- the captain to two years imprisonment and a fine of ...

1500-1750. Standard 4B: The student understands the origins and consequences of the trans-Atlantic African slave trade. Grades 5-12: Describe conditions of slave life on plantations in the ...

In their feverish search for slaves a few pirates even went as far as the coast of Iceland, raiding inland to kidnap people and bring them back to North Africa. From the 1500s to the 1800s it is ...

"The transatlantic slave trade obviously had a major effect on the growth of the population in Africa," says Dr Hakim Adi, from the University of Middlesex, adding that its population stagnated ...

another West African nation that was a major hub in the slave trade. “There is a lot of information underwater that is not yet known. If we don’t search, we will not know it.” As their ...

participated in the transatlantic slave trade. It is estimated that between 1500 and 1800 around 12 -15 million people were trafficked from African countries to be used as enslaved labour in the ...

Lectures provide a chronological introduction to significant periods in African economic history, from the pre-colonial period through the slave trade, different periods of colonial rule, ...

The people of Devon were involved in many aspects of the African slave trade from as early as 1562 ... plus an estimated debt of £1,500. But this was nothing compared to the fate of the 452 ...