Question

for more than 300 years, people were enslaved in africa and then brought to north and south america, where they were sold. in 1808, the united states banned importing more enslaved people, but slavery continued to exist within the united states.
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african american european american 3 12
by 1820, it had been illegal to bring enslaved people from africa to the united states for ____ years. so, by the 1840s, most enslaved people had been born in the united states. these enslaved people had an african heritage, but they were also american. even though enslaved people were given little control over their own lives, they successfully developed their own new, ____ culture.

Explanation:

1. Calculate the number of years between 1808 (ban on importing enslaved people) and 1820: \(1820 - 1808 = 12\).
2. The enslaved people with African heritage who were born in the U.S. developed a distinct culture specific to their experience, which is referred to as African American culture.

Answer:

First blank: 12
Second blank: African American