2008 test · Question 60 of 100
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
Answers from the USCIS list
Give one of these answers.
- Africans
- people from Africa
Our explanation
Millions of people from Africa were forced onto ships and taken to the Americas. They were sold as slaves, meaning they were forced to work with no freedom. Colonists wanted more workers for their farms.
Remember it
The answer names where they were taken from: Africa — “people from Africa.”
Source
USCIS 2025 Study Guide p. 45. Quote: “Other European countries that had colonies took people from Africa to the Americas and sold them as slaves.”
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