Question
Why did Africans come to North America through the Middle Passage?
A.
They came because Europeans offered free passage in return for manufactured goods.
B.
They came because they wanted to start new lives in the New World.
C.
They came because the Europeans forced them to leave Africa.
D.
They came because they wanted to sell sugar and cotton from Africa to the colonists.
A.
They came because Europeans offered free passage in return for manufactured goods.
B.
They came because they wanted to start new lives in the New World.
C.
They came because the Europeans forced them to leave Africa.
D.
They came because they wanted to sell sugar and cotton from Africa to the colonists.
Answers
GPT-4o mini
The correct answer is C. They came because the Europeans forced them to leave Africa. The Middle Passage refers to the brutal transatlantic journey that enslaved Africans were forced to endure as they were transported to the Americas to work on plantations and in other labor-intensive roles.