Questions › Chapter 3: A long and illustrious history
Where did most of the slaves carried on British ships come from?
- AEast Africa
- BIndia
- CSouthern Africa
- DWest AfricaRight answer
Answer: West Africa
Slaves were mainly taken from West Africa to America and the Caribbean and forced to labour on sugar and tobacco plantations.
From chapter 3 of the handbook, "A long and illustrious history", section "A global power". Practice question 174 of 651, written in our own words.