2008 civics test · Question 60 of 100 · Colonial Period and Independence
What group of people was taken to America and sold as slaves?
In Chinese 哪一群人被带到美洲并被当作奴隶贩卖？
Official answers
- Africans非洲人
- people from Africa来自非洲的人
Any one of these answers is accepted unless the question asks for more than one.
Why this is the answer
During the colonial period and afterward, people from Africa were captured, brought to America against their will, and sold as slaves. Slavery continued in the United States until the 13th Amendment ended it after the Civil War. The answer is Africans, or people from Africa.
Source: USCIS 100 Civics Questions (PDF)