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What happened to the dead slaves on the ships?

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Their bodies would be thrown overboard, but might stay in place for some days.

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What happened to the dead slaves on the slave ships?

they were thrown overboard


What did they do to the dead African slaves that were on the ships?

They would throw them overboard to keep the other slaves from getting sick.


How did the British transport the slaves to Great Britain?

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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.


What did they do with the slaves from the slave ships when they lsnded and how did they sell the slaves?

When slave ships landed, the slaves were taken to the slave market where they were auctioned.


How many slaves were on the ships?

1000 slaves


Why were sharks often found following slave ships?

Sharks followed slave ships because they were attracted to the garbage, offal, and yes dead slaves who were thrown overboard. It is also documented that slaves committed suicide by jumping overboard if given the opportunity although sides of some of the ships were netted to prevent this.


What happened to the slaves on slave ships?

The slaves were treated poorly and were beaten to pulps. The people who traded the slaves were cruel and had no sense of affection of humanity. They call the slaves animals? If I could go back in time I'd show those people who are the REAL animals! Slaves that died on the ships were left where they were, whether they were pushed between two others slaves are laying in a bunk. They DIED of starvation and the deadly heat.


Did slaves walk around on the slave ships?

Slaves were manacled and packed tightly into the holds of the slave ships.


On slave ships how often were slaves danced?

i dunno but all i know is that they were danced so that the slave ship owners were able to clear out the ships but im unaware of how many times or how often this happened.


Did Columbus use slaves to pay his ships crew?

No. No slaves were involved.


What are specific hardships the African slaves had?

none the slaves did not own ships