75. What group of people was taken and sold as slaves?
American History · Colonial Period and Independence
Accepted answer(s)
- Africans
- People from Africa
Officers ask history questions like this one to check general knowledge of how the country was formed. On the 2025 Civics Test, "Africans" is the answer to give if asked directly — related historical trivia beyond that isn't required to pass.
This is question 75 of the 2025 Civics Test. See it on uscis.gov.
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