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Question 75

What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?

  1. AfricansCorrect answer
  2. Europeans
  3. People from AfricaCorrect answer
  4. Australians

Official answer

  • Africans
  • People from Africa

Explanation

Millions of Africans were forcibly taken through the transatlantic slave trade and sold into slavery in the Americas. Enslavement was imposed through violence and hereditary law.

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Question 75: What group of people was taken and sold as slaves? · U.S. Civics Test 2025 · Questena