Why did people die on the slave ships?

Anonymous

∙ 17y ago

Updated: 8/16/2019

Sometimes from poor handling and malnutrion. Also a slave ship fearing capture would sometmes toss the slaves overboard to avoid prosecution for slavery: no slaves, no evidence of slavery.

Wiki User

∙ 17y ago

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Did a few africans die on the slave ships before they reached America?

Thousands

Did people eat meat on slave ships?

The slaves - no. The crew - yes.

What did slave ships look like?

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

What types of people were brought onto the slave ships?

black people were the only ones who were slaves.

How many seamen where on slave ships?

There were at least 130 sea men on slave ships.

What illnesses did slaves die of aboard the slave ships?

slaves got diseases like smallpox and dysentery

Did slaves walk around on the slave ships?

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

What was the journey that the slave ships took called?

The Slave Trade

What is something bad that Marco Polo did?

He raped people , He killed LOTS of people and He drove the boat that had slaves on it ( the slave ships )

What was the most common way for African slaves to die?

The most common was for slaves to die was either starvation or disease which they picked up on the slave ships.

What were the slave ships transporting?

slaves

Where is the slave clutch?

large ships

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