Wood.
the slave ships were wooden and they smellt horrible and the ships are really dirty.
The more slaves, the more money made by the captain when sold in the slave market.
There were at least 130 sea men on slave ships.
Slaves were manacled and packed tightly into the holds of the slave ships.
The Slave Trade
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Slave ships during the transatlantic slave trade typically flew the flag of the country that owned the ship, such as Portugal, Spain, England, or the Netherlands.
Lloyd's of London played a significant role in insuring slave ships and their cargo during the transatlantic slave trade. They provided insurance policies that protected slave owners from financial loss if their ships or human cargo were damaged, lost, or captured. This involvement in insuring slave ships contributed to the profitability of the slave trade.
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British banks such as Barclays and lloyds made mega money off the slave trade by loaning out funds for ships, wages and food/water
No the union made a blockade of ships so that more suplies or slaves could not be shipped to the south from other countries.