Royal African Company and English state-backed slave trading on the Gold Coast (1672–1752)

1. Company of Royal Adventurers receives English monopoly

   Dec 18, 1660Labels: Company of, Charles II

   • RAC Wiki
   • Britannica

2. Treaty of Breda confirms England’s Cape Coast foothold

   Jul 31, 1667Labels: Treaty of, Cape Coast

   • RAC Wiki
   • Treaty Breda

3. Cape Coast Castle expands as RAC regional hub

   Jan 1, 1672Labels: Cape Coast, Royal African

   • Cape Coast
   • Museu EXEA

4. Royal African Company chartered with state backing

   Sep 27, 1672Labels: Royal African, Charles II

   • PBS AIA
   • RAC Wiki
   • BHO CSP

5. RAC slave shipments surge in the 1680s

   Jan 1, 1680Labels: Royal African, Caribbean plantations

   • PBS AIA
   • RAC Wiki

6. Company practices reinforce “state monopoly” enforcement

   Jan 1, 1685Labels: Royal African, interlopers

   • RAC Wiki
   • Museu EXEA

7. Komenda Wars erupt over trade and fort control

   Jan 1, 1694Labels: Komenda Wars, Dutch West

   • Komenda Wars
   • RAC Wiki

8. Trade with Africa Act opens “free” English access

   Jun 24, 1698Labels: Trade with, Parliament

   • Trade Act 1697
   • PBS AIA

9. Komenda Wars end with English-backed settlement

   Jan 1, 1700Labels: Komenda Wars, Eguafo

   • Komenda Wars
   • John Cabess

10. RAC becomes insolvent under competitive pressure

    Jan 1, 1708Labels: Royal African, private merchants

    • Trade Act 1697
    • RAC Wiki

11. 1750 law reorganizes Africa trade around a new company

    Jan 1, 1750Labels: Company of, Parliament

    • Wikisource Act
    • African Act

12. Royal African Company dissolved; forts transferred

    Jan 1, 1752Labels: African Company, Royal African

    • RAC Wiki
    • African Act