Which of the Following Statements About Slavery in the United

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about slavery in the United States is TRUE?

• A)The first Africans brought over to the United States were enslaved for a specified amount of time,and then were "free" and able to marry and purchase their own land.
• B)By 1680,the slave trade was well under way,with over 1.2 million Africans enslaved and brought to the United States.
• C)Slave owners did not consider marriage to be important for enslaved people; owners discouraged slave marriages.
• D)Prior to the Civil War,there were approximately 50,000 free African Americans in the North,and they were allowed to vote,attend integrated schools and churches,and hold any job,but this was not the case for free African Americans in the South.

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