When were the first slaves taken from Africa? The first voyage carrying enslaved people direct from Africa to the Americas probably sailed in **1526**. The number of people carried off from Africa reached 30,000 per year in the 1690s and 85,000 per year a century later. How many slaves were in America by 1700? 27,806 Table 1. Period Population at beginning 10-year growth rate (1) (3) 1690-1700 16,394 69.6% **1700-1710** **27,806** 50.5% 1710-1720 41,844 60.8% https://www.gilderlehrman.org › his...https://www.gilderlehrman.org/history-resources/teacher-resources/historical-context-facts-about-slave-trade-and-slavery#:~:text=The%20first%20voyage%20carrying%20enslaved,per%20year%20a%20century%20later. In **late August, 1619**, 20-30 enslaved Africans landed at Point Comfort, today's Fort Monroe in Hampton, Va., aboard the English privateer ship WHITE LION (‘Leave the world behind’ film).The 1619 Landing (1619 featured on the cellphone in ‘Leave the world behind’) Virginia's First Africans Report & FAQs - Hampton.gov (https://hampton.gov/3580/The-1619-Landing-Report-FAQs#:~:text=In%20late%20August%2C%201619%2C%2020,English%20privateer%20ship%20White%20Lion.)… to the Jamestown Colony, in 1619, is often seen as the beginning of slavery in America—but enslaved Africans arrived in North America **as early as the 1500s**Aug 14, 2019America's History of Slavery Began Long Before Jamestown (