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Why were slave ships so overcrowded with slaves?
The more slaves, the more money made by the captain when sold in the slave market.
How long did slaves stay on slave ships?
7 to 8 weeks
What are the names of the slave ships that transported slaves to America from Africa in the 1700s?
Phillis
Why did slave ships captains try to keep the captives alive?
They were only paid for the ones who survived the voyage.
Did slaves rebel on the slave ships?
Slaves didn't rebel on the slave ships. The slaves were chained and had to lay or sit in an odder. Slaves had to sit and lay like that for more then weeks. Some slaves didn't even make it through all of the trips. The dead slaves were more likely to be thrown of the ship to the sea. Many say that you can tell a slave ship by the sharks that follow it since everyday a dead dead slave would be thrown off the ship making the sharks have something to eat.
Did slaves walk around on the slave ships?
Slaves were manacled and packed tightly into the holds of the slave ships.
What did Ethiopian slaves eat on slave ships?
They didn't eat anything for the whole journey. they were starved or got a little piece of bread.
What were the slave ships transporting?
slaves
What was the journey that the slave ships took called?
The Slave Trade
What did they do with the slaves from the slave ships when they lsnded and how did they sell the slaves?
When slaves were brought ashore from slave ships, they were usually inspected, cleaned, and separated before being sold at auctions. The slaves were then auctioned off to the highest bidder, typically plantation owners or slave traders, who would then use them for labor in fields, mines, or households.
Where were slaves on board slave ships taken from?
america
Why were slave ships so overcrowded with slaves?
The more slaves, the more money made by the captain when sold in the slave market.
What is the theme of the poem Limbo by Edward Kamau Brathwaite?
The theme of the poem Limbo is the Slaves and their journey on slave ship from Africa to America. It is believed that the limbo dance was created on slave ships which could be where the name came from.
How often were slaves fed on the slave ships?
about twice a day
What happened to the dead slaves on the slave ships?
they were thrown overboard
How many slaves died on the journey to the slave ship?
There was alot of them
Did people eat meat on slave ships?
The slaves - no. The crew - yes.
