Between the years of 1500-1884, there was a series of events that happened in African American history. Between the 1500-1600's, there were slave revolts in the West Indies; from 1655-17-38, there was the war between the British and Maroons; in 1750, there was a British free trade in human flesh; in 1755 the American Revolution was brought about; in 1789 the French Revolution came about; and the Revolt of Toussaint L'Ouverture was held in 1791-1798. Abolition of the slave trade occurred in 1807, and Emancipation in America began in 1863. Imperial colonialism shortly for Africa followed in 1884.