Question

How were slaves sold once they reached the Americas?

(1 point)
Responses

by family groups on the auction block
by family groups on the auction block

by one or in groups on the auction block
by one or in groups on the auction block

to plantation owners who had previously placed orders
to plantation owners who had previously placed orders

by lottery to anyone who could afford a ticket
by lottery to anyone who could afford a ticket

Answer 1

by one or in groups on the auction block

Slave traders sold enslaved people at public auctions, often separating families and selling individuals or small groups to the highest bidder.