Roughly How Many Africans Were Enslaved and Transported to the Americas

question 24

Multiple Choice

Roughly how many Africans were enslaved and transported to the Americas in the four centuries of the Atlantic slave trade?

• A) 2 million
• B) 10 million
• C) 20 million
• D) 50 million

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