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n 1619, the first African slaves ____ in Virginia, USA, and by 1790, their numbers ____ nearly 700,000.Select one:a.were arriving / have been reachingb.arrived / had reachedc.have arrived / were reachingd.had arrived / will have reached

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n 1619, the first African slaves ____ in Virginia, USA, and by 1790, their numbers ____ nearly 700,000.Select one:a.were arriving / have been reachingb.arrived / had reachedc.have arrived / were reachingd.had arrived / will have reached

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The correct answer is b. arrived / had reached.

Here's why:

In the first part of the sentence, "In 1619, the first African slaves ____ in Virginia, USA," we're talking about a completed action in the past. The simple past tense "arrived" is the appropriate choice.

In the second part of the sentence, "and by 1790, their numbers ____ nearly 700,000," we're talking about an action that was completed before another point in the past (1790). The past perfect tense "had reached" is the appropriate choice.

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