This is called the forced displacement and enslavement of indigenous or native people. Specifically, the term often used to describe the transatlantic slave trade, where Africans were forcibly taken from their homes and sold into slavery, is "human trafficking." However, it is important to note that indigenous people in various parts of the world were also subjected to similar forms of forced displacement and enslavement.
The act of physically and forcefully removing natives from their homes and selling them as properties is commonly referred to as "forced displacement" or "forced removal." In the specific historical context of the United States, this process is commonly known as the "forced removal of Native Americans" or the "Indian removal." One prominent example is the Indian Removal Act of 1830, which authorized the forced displacement of numerous indigenous tribes from their ancestral lands in the southeastern United States. Additionally, the system of buying and selling enslaved Africans in the United States is known as "slavery."
