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What were the conditions like for the slaves on the middle passage?
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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
Why did the slave traders treat the slaves on the middle passage like cargo if they needed the slaves to live?
Slave traders viewed slaves as property to be bought and sold for profit. Treating them as cargo was a way to maximize their own financial gain. The inhuman conditions on the Middle Passage were often justified by the mindset that slaves were expendable and replaceable.
What was the middle passage really like?
Disgusting, slaves sitting in their own filth on shelves
What were the living conditions like during 1700s?
The living conditions were horrible. They were sorta like the middle passage. Look it up on wikipedia
What was the slave resistance like on the middle passage?
slave resistance was really bad in the middle passage. As we know the middle passage is between Africa and the Caribbean. here the slaves were exchanged for other items. in this process they were beaten to pulp, given little or no food and had to go through extreme hardships.
Is the middle passage the triangle passage?
Not exactly. The Middle Passage was a part of the Triangular Trade (more prefferably than "Triangular Passage"). And this Triangular Trade was an international trade network at that time, among Europe,Africa,and America. It had three legs, or parts. The Middle Passage is the second leg, and also the most important. It is where the African slaves were exchaged for European goods like guns and crops.
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
What was the system called where raw materials like cotton and sugar were sent from the Americas to Europe which were then turned into manufactured goods that were traded for slaves in Africa who were?
middle passage
Why were slaves traded in the middle passage?
The middle passage was a terrible experiance for the slaves as they were all chained up lying on wooden pannels which would often have more slaves above them, they we're fed disgusting nasty food and were abused physically and mentaly. They were often exercised and given fresh air once or twice a day and were made to dance etc. They were treated like this for many many weeks, even months. So thats why:) Writen by a 13yr old girl from scotland;D
Should the slave trade end?
Yes because 1. on the middle passage thousands of people died 2. slaves were treated like animals 3. they were treated like dirt by there owners
What was life like on the middle passage?
life was like dirt
What did English trade for slaves?
Triangular trade worked like this. Ships loaded with merchant goods, like guns, rum, clothing etc. sailed to Africa from Europe. There the merchant goods were traded for slaves. The ship loaded with slaves in middle passage sailed for the Americas and traded the slaves for raw materials like cotton, tobacco, pineapples and coffee. The ships then sailed for Europe and the process was begun again.
