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What happened to sick slaves during the middle passage?
A lot of them died. A few got better. However, they were unlikely to receive any medical treatment. Live or die.
How did the sailors treat the slaves during the middle passage?
Slaves were treated extremely poorly. Most of them were kept in atrocious living conditions, and if the women were pregnant, they were forced to give birth on board and their babies would often die. Conditions were so cramped that on some ships, people were sandwiched together between boards, on top of each other. If anyone spoke their own language they would be severely beaten/punished. Thousands died in the middle passage, so their bodies were thrown in the sea.
Four dIfficulties to the middle passage?
Lack of food, Sickness/Disease, Thrown overboard, beaten/rape.
What conditions did slaves endure during their capture and transport along the middle passage?
The slaves would be thrown into the deck of the ship where there would have been no space, light or dryness because there were so many of them. Many slaves died as a result of this and because of deadly diseases being passed from slave to slave. Stories tell of how one captain of a slave ship, hung up a female black slave by her foot and then whipped her because she refused to dance naked on the deck of his ship - an invasion of privacy.
What is happening in turner's painting the slave ship?
It depicts a time when slaves who were sick or dying would be thrown overboard while making their way to the US via the Middle Passage. The painting is also known for its dramatic contrast of how the sky and the ocean "merge around the distant ship".
Why is the sea route between Africa and the west indies called the blood passage?
The trade route from Africa to the West Indies is called the 'blood passage' because slaves were picked up in Africa and taken to the West Indies. Slavers used to pick up far too many slaves for their ships to hold and so many died on the journey or were thrown overboard.
Significance of the middle passage?
AnswerI'd love to answer your question, but could you please formulate your question better? Than, I shall see what I can do.The Frisianwhy is the middle passage so significant in history
What happened to slaves when thet could not work?
they were thrown overboard
What happened to the dead slaves on the slave ships?
they were thrown overboard
Did the thrown ball hit the runner during the game?
Yes, the thrown ball hit the runner during the game.
What would happen if slaves got sick on a slave ship?
If the slaves were sick, they would usually be thrown offboard and left to swim. This is because no-one would want to buy the sick slaves.
How were women treated on the ship in the middle passage?
they were whiped,cramed into 2 lower decks of a slave ship (which was usauly not high enouth for slaves to sit up in) side by side,food was poor they gave bread,and people startedto die aborad the ship
