Beginning in the 1840s,people from the Pacific Were Kidnapped and Enslaved

question 6

Multiple Choice

Beginning in the 1840s,people from the Pacific were kidnapped and enslaved in a process called:

• A)blackbirding
• B)bluebirding
• C)binding
• D)indentured slavery
• E)none of these

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