Question

During the seventeenth century, which group of people was taken to the North American colonies and enslaved?

a. Europeans
b. Africans
c. asians
d. native Americans

Answer 1

During the seventeenth century, Africans were taken to the North American colonies and enslaved. Europeans imported slaves from Africa, and enslaved Africans formed an important element of the labor landscape, producing cash crops for European markets. The option (B) is correct.

Step-by-step explanation:

During the seventeenth century, Africans were taken to the North American colonies and enslaved. The Europeans began importing slaves from Africa, often sold to them by West African kingdoms.

Africans formed an important element of the labor landscape, producing cash crops for European markets. Enslaved people endured horrendous conditions and resisted enslavement whenever possible.