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What group of people was taken and sold as slaves in America?

Africans, people taken from Africa.

  1. The Puritans
  2. The French
  3. Africans ✔

Why: Millions of people from Africa were captured, shipped across the Atlantic and sold into slavery. The Puritans and the French were European settlers.

Huh, didn't know that: Congress banned bringing enslaved people into the country starting January 1, 1808, though slavery itself continued until 1865.

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Sources

  1. USCIS M-1778 (09/25), 128 Civics Questions and Answers (2025 version) https://www.uscis.gov/sites/default/files/document/questions-and-answers/2025-Civics-Test-128-Questions-and-Answers.pdf

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