"Recaptives" refers to the slaves who were intercepted and freed by the British navy from illegal slave ships and then settled in Sierra Leone, where they were given a chance to start new lives as free individuals. This was part of the British efforts to suppress the Atlantic slave trade in the 19th century.

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"Recaptives" Were

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"Recaptives" were

A) slaves repatriated to Madagascar.
B) U.S. slaves who wanted to return to Africa.
C) slaves who were taken off illicit trade ships by the British navy and restored to free status in Sierra Leone.
D) escaped slaves who were resold into slavery by the East Africans when the Atlantic slave trade stopped.
E) Africans who had gone to Europe for education but returned to Africa to recapture their traditional heritage.

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