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Period: Jan 1, 1500 to
money team
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Jan 1, 1501
first slaves in the new world
spanish settlers bring african slaves to the new world -
Nov 18, 1513
poen de leon
Free African juan garido andjuan gonzalez de leon accompany poen de leonin his explaration of la florida. -
Nov 18, 1526
georiga
first enslaved africans brought to north america by lucas Vazquez de allyon expedition;established settlement of san miguel de gualdape in present georiga ;this is the first eurpean settlement. In the geographic united states . -
Nov 18, 1528
tampa bay
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Nov 24, 1536
mexico city
Four survivors of the doomed tampa bay settlement end up in mexico city after walking through wilderness for eirht years. Estevanico an African slave, ensures their survival by learning to communicate with natives along the way. -
Nov 24, 1539
Hernandez soto
Hernandez soto explores florida and much of the present-day southeastern united states with the aid of free and enslaved africans. -
Nov 24, 1565
st augustine
st augustine, the oldest permanent city in the USA, established by spain. It is home to over 600 people, including 50 Africans Slaves. Some of these slaves immediately escapes into the surrouding wilderness. -
English
Spanish government in florida grants freedom to all runaway slaves from english colonies to the north if slaves agree to convert to Roman catholicism. -
1683 through 1738
Hundreds of slaves from Georiga and the Carolinas escape to Florida as a result of Spanish government's decision -
Fort Mose
Fancisco Menendez, an escaped slave from the carolinas, agree to help defend Florida from the Brirish in exchange for freedom. Establishes fort mose, the first free black settlement in the present-day USA, two miles north of St Augustine. -
English
English invaders capture fort mose; blacks an spaniards recapture it a few -
England
Spain trades florida to England in exchange for havana, cuba which spain had lost during the Seven years's war; as a result, large rice and indigo plantations op up along the St. john River in East Florida; thousands of slaves are imported from africa or brought south from other colonies.