United StatesQuestion 75 (2025 list) · Colonial period and independence
What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
- aThe Dutch
- bThe Spanish
- cAfricansCorrect answer
- dThe French
Why?
Millions of people from Africa were taken by force and sold as slaves in the Americas. You could also say “people from Africa.”
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