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they sailed for months in terrible conditions. they would never return home. but, one day, they would build a new one.

they werent the first people brought to the u.s. against their will. over 350 years, african people had been taken to the americas and enslaved. by 1860, enslavement was still legal in the u.s. but bringing enslaved people to the country was against the law.

but that didnt stop one man from wanting to try. he said that he could bring a ship of enslaved african people to the u.s. and not get caught. he hired a captain to carry out the crime. they got a ship. it was the clotilda.

the clotilda sailed from africa with 110 african children, teens, and young adults. in the u.s., they were split up. they were sent to different plantations. the clotilda was set on fire in the mobile river to keep it a secret.

five years later, the u.s. civil war (1861 - 1865) ended. the people who had been taken from africa were freed. many wanted to go

image credit: emma langdon roche
cudjo lewis (right) and abache (left) were from africa. they were enslaved in the u.s.

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the article talks mainly about ______
a. the terrible conditions on the clotilda
b. the language of the people from the clotilda
c. the man who was the captain of the clotilda
d. the town built by people from the clotilda
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Explanation:

To determine the main topic, analyze each option:

• Option A: The text mentions terrible conditions briefly but focuses more on the broader story of the Clotilda's enslaved people and their later actions, so A is not the main topic.
• Option B: The text does not discuss the language of the people from the Clotilda, so B is incorrect.
• Option C: The captain is a minor detail, not the main focus of the article, so C is incorrect.
• Option D: The first paragraph hints at building a new home (town), and the context suggests the article's main focus is on the town built by the people from the Clotilda (after being enslaved and later freed, likely leading to building a new community).

Answer:

D. the town built by people from the Clotilda