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They were so disgusting, it is said that the smell of it very strong. Also the stench was SO bad, you could smell it 3 miles away!!

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What did slave ships look like?

the slave ships were wooden and they smellt horrible and the ships are really dirty.


What were the conditions of a 17th century merchant ship?

pretty good, unless you were a slave on those ships


How many seamen where on slave ships?

There were at least 130 sea men on slave ships.


Why were the conditions on slave ships so bad?

Conditions on slave ships were bad for many reasons. Food was sometimes in short supply and they didn't have good ways to keep it fresh. There was no real medical care to speak of, and diseases spread quickly. Most times, the slaves were chained together and packed in so tightly, they could barely move.


What did slaves wear on the slave ship?

Slaves on slave ships were typically given minimal clothing such as loincloths or simple garments. The conditions on these ships were often overcrowded, unsanitary, and lacked proper provisions, so clothing was basic and inadequate.


Did slaves walk around on the slave ships?

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


What was it like being a slave in the slave trade?

Life was horrible and the slaves were kept in bad conditions and they smelled bad.


What was the journey that the slave ships took called?

The Slave Trade


Why do historians dissagree with the slave trade?

It was morally wrong, slaves were treated like animals and were seen as property. The conditions on the ships that slaves were on to be imported from Africa were horrible. They was no space and the cabin they stayed in usually filled with their waste. It was hot and dirty the conditions were unbearable but slaves were forced to do as they were told.


Where is the slave clutch?

large ships


What were the slave ships transporting?

slaves


What were slave ships made of?

Wood.