Interactive Timeline – African Kingdoms and Atlantic Slave Trade and Black America

The events listed in the right column are out of order. First, place the events in correct order by dragging and dropping each event so it matches the correct year on the timeline.

Once you have placed all items in the correct order please complete the self-quiz below.

1396-1893

1400-1914

1434-1498

1440-1897

1460-1591

1500

1511

1518-1671

1520-1800

1530

1541-1632

1619

1652

1655

1670

1492-1888

correct incorrect African Kingdoms: Kanem-Bornu caliphate

correct incorrect African Kingdoms: Kongo Kingdom

correct incorrect African Kingdoms: Portuguese exploration of the west coast of Africa

correct incorrect African Kingdom: Benin Kingdom

correct incorrect African Kingdom: Songhay Empire

correct incorrect Atlantic Slave Trade and Black America: The Portuguese captain Cabral lands in Brazil

correct incorrect Atlantic Slave Trade and Black America: First African slaves land in Hispaniola

correct incorrect African Kingdoms: Ndongo kingdom

correct incorrect African Kingdoms: Bunyoro kingdom

correct incorrect Atlantic Slave Trade and Black America: First African slaves land in Brazil

correct incorrect African Kingdoms: Ethiopia receives Portuguese support against the Ottomans

correct incorrect Atlantic Slave Trade and Black America: First African slaves land in England's North American colonies

correct incorrect African Kingdoms: Founding of Dutch Cape Colony, South Africa

correct incorrect Atlantic Slave Trade and Black America: England seizes Jamaica from Spain

correct incorrect Atlantic Slave Trade and Black America: Proprietors of Barbados establish colony of Carolina

correct incorrect Atlantic Slave Trade and Black America: More than 250 slave revolts in the Americas and Caribbean

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Use Tab to navigate through the movable items

Use Shift + Tab to navigate up through the movable items

Press Enter to select an item to be moved and to enter the context menu

Press Enter to move the selected item

1. Between 1396 and 1914, which African kingdom lasted for over 500 years?

A. Songhay B. Bunyoro C. Benin *D. Kongo

2. Which sequence of events is correct?

A. First African slaves land in Hispaniola, Founding of Cape Colony, First African slaves land in Brazil, founding of Carolina *B. First African slaves land in Hispaniola, First African slaves land in Brazil, Founding of Cape Colony, founding of Carolina C. First African slaves land in Hispaniola, Founding of Cape Colony, First African slaves land in Brazil, founding of Carolina D. founding of Carolina, First African slaves land in Hispaniola, Founding of Cape Colony, First African slaves land in Brazil

3. Which sequence of events is correct?

A. Portuguese discover Brazil, Portuguese explore west coast of Africa, Ethiopia receives Portuguese support B. Ethiopia receives Portuguese support, Portuguese explore west coast of Africa, Portuguese discover Brazil *C. Portuguese explore west coast of Africa, Portuguese discover Brazil, Ethiopia receives Portuguese support D. Portuguese explore west coast of Africa, Ethiopia receives Portuguese support, Portuguese discover Brazil

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