they weren’t 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 didn’t 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 back to africa. but it cost a lot of money. so, about 30 freed people from the clotilda came up with a different plan. they decided to build their own town in the u.s. this town would honor their african roots.

question 2
think about the events below. think about the article. which took place before the end of the civil war?
a. a group of people built africatown.
b. the people taken from africa were freed.
c. african people were forced onto the clotilda.
d. the clotilda was found in the mobile river.

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they weren’t 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 didn’t 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 back to africa. but it cost a lot of money. so, about 30 freed people from the clotilda came up with a different plan. they decided to build their own town in the u.s. this town would honor their african roots.

question 2
think about the events below. think about the article. which took place before the end of the civil war?
a. a group of people built africatown.
b. the people taken from africa were freed.
c. african people were forced onto the clotilda.
d. the clotilda was found in the mobile river.

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# Brief Explanations:
- Option A: Africatown was built after the Civil War (when the people were freed and planned it), so not before.
- Option B: The people were freed five years after the Clotilda's voyage, which was after the Civil War ended (Civil War was 1861 - 1865, and freeing was five years later, so post - Civil War).
- Option C: The text says the Clotilda sailed with enslaved African people before the Civil War (the Civil War ended in 1865, and the Clotilda's voyage was before that), so this event took place before the end of the Civil War.
- Option D: The Clotilda was set on fire (to keep it secret) during its voyage before the Civil War, but it was found later (the text doesn't specify when it was found, but the act of being forced onto the Clotilda was before the Civil War, and the finding is likely after or not specified as before Civil War end).

# Answer: C. African people were forced onto the Clotilda.

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