SETTLING NORTH AMERICA 1497 1732
RISE OF THE SLAVE TRADE BLACK HISTORY IN COLONIAL AMERICA
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Question
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True or False:Slavery was common in Africa.
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True
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False
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Explanation:
Detailed explanation-1: -In 2017, the International Labour Office estimated that 7 in every 1, 000 people in Africa are victims of slavery.
Detailed explanation-2: -Throughout colonial and antebellum history, U.S. slaves lived primarily in the South. Slaves comprised less than a tenth of the total Southern population in 1680 but grew to a third by 1790. At that date, 293, 000 slaves lived in Virginia alone, making up 42 percent of all slaves in the U.S. at the time.
Detailed explanation-3: -Tools. GENEVA (ILO News) – Fifty million people were living in modern slavery in 2021, according to the latest Global Estimates of Modern Slavery . Of these people, 28 million were in forced labour and 22 million were trapped in forced marriage.
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