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Why did the slave traders treat the slaves on the middle passage like cargo if they needed the slaves to live?
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∙ 12y ago
They thought of the slaves as though they should be beaten and are worthless besides for work/labor so they beat them'
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Why were slaves treated badly if they were valuable cargo?
they thought that slaves were just needed to be servants
How was the plantation system self-sufficient?
it meant Africans needed to work more as slaves
Why did plantation owners think they needed-slaves?
1. Because they couldn't outscource the jobs to China. 2. Slaves were free labor as opposed to cheap labor. 3. The Government didn't care how slaves were treated.
What does the south think that slaves are important?
Southerners have no part in slavery today. During the time period of slavery, obviously before the civil war, slaves WERE exceptionally important though. Slaves were used because they were cheap, hardworking people. If these slaves ever disobeyed their masters, they were severely whipped. Slaves were very popular because they were needed to tend to the master's plantation.
Why does equiano feel that hardships some of which he cannot even bear to relate are some inseparable from slave trade?
Because captives will always resist bondage, slave traders will always institute harsh measures to control the slaves.
Why did slave traders treat slaves bad on the middle passage?
Slave traders treated the slaves disrespectfully mainly because they thought of the slaves as nothing but money.
What were the conditions like on the middle passage?
on the middle passage slaves were taken on deck to wach other people beeing toucherd by the slave traders. some slaves couldn't take it and killed then selves
What does the middle passage consists of?
The middle passage consisted of slaves
Of what did the middle passage consist?
The middle passage consisted of slaves
What did the middle passage boat look like?
It was a huge 1700's ship designed to carry 300 slaves however traders managed to fit 600 african slaves on the boat
Who were the middle passage?
the slaves
How is the middle passage and slavery related?
The middle passage is how slaves got to America
What besides slaves was transported on the middle passage?
Items such as gold, ivory and food was also transported on the middle passage with slaves
Middle passage cargo?
Slaves
The transatlantic voyage of slaves destined for America was known as the?
"Middle Passage"
What were the slaves chained to in the 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
Why did European traders want slaves from west Africa?
They needed slaves to work on plantations
