Answer:
It was hypocritical.
Explanation:
America became a haven for persecuted and poor Europeans, from all over the continent. Europeans emigrated to America due to religious, political, and social persecution, and also escaping poverty, attracted by the freedoms that America offered.
Those Europeans who once settled began to import African slaves were hypocritical because they were robbing a person of his liberty, and the were well aware of this.
