Europeans had little regard for the slaves' lives and treated them terribly.
So many slaves died on the journey to America due to poor conditions. The cargo ships were packed with 300 to 450 African slaves each and the journey usually took about 100 days. The slaves were chained together in the hold with no space for sanitary needs, let alone standing room. There was an average 10 percent death rate, however if the journey was dealyed due to storms or adverse winds, that mortalisty rate rose. In addition to the poor conditions, the slaves were not accumstomed to the diseases of the Europeans; for example, their bodies were not accustomed to smallpox and typhus.
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The middle passage consisted of slaves
Items such as gold, ivory and food was also transported on the middle passage with slaves
The middle passage was stage two of slave relocation as I call it. It was called the middle passage because it was the second of three stages and also because it was when slaves sailed from West Africa to now known as America. It was also the time when the slaves were squished together and were on the revolting boat. They tell you this in school but the do not give a more specific answer.
Most of the African captives died during the middle passage because the passage could take up to several weeks to complete and there was a lack of food and exercise. And where the slaves would be staying was very unhygienic and unsuitable for someone to stay especially a human being.
The middle passage was a terrible experiance for the slaves as they were all chained up lying on wooden pannels which would often have more slaves above them, they we're fed disgusting nasty food and were abused physically and mentaly. They were often exercised and given fresh air once or twice a day and were made to dance etc. They were treated like this for many many weeks, even months. So thats why:) Writen by a 13yr old girl from scotland;D
The middle passage consisted of slaves
The middle passage consisted of slaves
the slaves
The middle passage is how slaves got to America
Items such as gold, ivory and food was also transported on the middle passage with slaves
Slaves
"Middle Passage"
Durning the middle passage slaves were chained to eachother...not alot of room to move, had do do their 'bussiness' right where they were
The slave trade created middle passage as a way to transport slaves from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas With minimal trouble. The conditions of middle passage were deplorable with the odor unbearable and sickness, disease, and raw sewage in abundance. Many slaves died in route, and many more were unsellable due to their weakened condition.
The Middle Passage had devastating effects on Africans, as millions were subjected to brutal conditions during the transatlantic slave trade. Many Africans suffered from malnutrition, disease, and death during the journey. The trauma and brutality of the Middle Passage had long-lasting physical and psychological impacts on the survivors.
about 10 or 11 million survived the middle passage.
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