Final answer:
Approximately 500,000 enslaved Africans were brought to North America as part of the Transatlantic Slave Trade, which saw up to 12 million Africans forced into slavery in the Americas.
Step-by-step explanation:
The number of enslaved Africans brought to North America during the period of slavery is estimated to be around 500,000. This figure is part of the larger Transatlantic Slave Trade that forcibly brought between 10 and 12 million Africans to the Americas over several centuries. Enslaved Africans were subjected to the horrors of the Middle Passage and sold into slave societies where they faced incredibly harsh conditions and severe oppression.