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The slave trade boat was full of stench that was so vile that the doctors sometimes refused to help the slaves that needed treatment. The slaves were treated less than a human being should be treated, they were fed but were treated with such disregard that it is saddening and awful. The slaves were often whipped for not eating as death was considered the easy way out and the only way out. A male and female actually tried to drown themselves but were caught and sentenced to whipping. A man once went through with drowning 133 slaves because they were insured and were considered worth more than dead, he outraegeously flogged a baby to death and forced the mother who bore the child to throw it over board.
The end result is that the conditions were as horrible as prison...probably even worse.
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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.
Why were the conditions on the boat so bad due to slave trade?
Assuming you mean conditions on board a slave ship- in order to carry the largest number of slaves at one time, slaves were basically stacked together like piling up firewood. They were shackled together and could not move more than a few inches, and were left that way for days. They would be given just enough food and water so that MOST of them did not die.
What was health like in the slave trade?
they were poor and rubbish
What is the international slave trade?
A slave trade between American slave owners where these slave owners would take one or more of their slaves to a big city such as Richmond or Charleston, and place them in "slave pens." The slaves were often grouped together and moved by train or boat. The slaves were then taken to a central market in the Lower South like Natchez, New Orleans, or Mobile. Potential buyers carefully inspected the slaves, and each slave was sold to the highest bidder.
What would Africa be like today if there was no slave trade?
We'll never know, because there has ALWAYS been a slave trade in Africa, even today.
What does it smell like in a slave trade ship?
Slave trade ships were known to have foul odors due to overcrowding, unsanitary conditions, and the presence of human waste, sickness, and death. The smell would have been a combination of sweat, vomit, feces, urine, and the overall stench of suffering and despair.
How did the slave trade influence African politics and the rise of the states?
The slave trade had massive influence over African Politics. West and East Africa were depopulated during the slave trade. This weakened native's states like the Oyo Empire and strengthened other empires like Ashanti.
What was living conditions like on the boat coming to America?
gay
Who was a British opponent of the slave trade?
British opponents of the slave trade were Americans and French because the Americans did not like slaves and they did not want there to be slaves in British territories
How did Europeans view the slave trade?
Some like it, some didn't.
What would it be like if slave trade happened today?
very bad
What are similarities between the African Slave trade and the Black Death?
There are no similarities. The slave trade was a vile thing, but not a deadly disease like the plague or Black Death as it was called.
