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The U.S. slaves came from Senegal, Gambia, and Sierra Leone (West Africa)

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How did Slaves come to American?

By ship


Did most slaves come from Europe?

No most slaves came from Africa(:


Where did American slaves come from?

The U.S. slaves came from Senegal, Gambia, and Sierra Leone (West Africa)


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Where did slaves mainly come from?

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What was a African American patriot?

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What part of Africa did guyanese slaves come from?

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Who had it wosrt Holocaust victims or slaves?

A large proportion of the Holocaust victims were slaves. If you are meaning to compare to American slaves; you need to know that American slaves though treated poorly were actually treated better than most slaves in history, including people who were slaves under Nazi Germany.


What does Jefferson perceive to be the most powerful obstacle to the emancipation of American slaves?

Jefferson thought that the difference in color was the most powerful obstacle to the emancipation of American slaves. Though he was against slavery, he felt that slaves were emancipated that they would have a hard time integrating into the society.


Where did slaves that were sent to North America mainly come from?

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What group of people came to America against their will?

West Africans, brought to the USA in the slave-trade