Which of the Following Is the Most Accurate Statement Regarding

question 33

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most accurate statement regarding Africans and the North American slave trade from the 16ᵗʰ to the 18ᵗʰ century?

• A) Africans traveled to North America in a variety of ways, only one of which was the forced transportation as slaves.
• B) The enslavement of Africans for the purpose of selling them in North America depopulated large sections of West Africa.
• C) Although African slaves did not make up a huge percentage of new arrivals in colonial North America, they profoundly changed labor, social, and cultural relations.
• D) African slaves came from all parts and corners of the continent.
• E) Although the number of slaves imported to North America was small, they made up a very large proportion of immigrants to colonial North America.