Because no one bathed, they probably didnt have a special place to go to the bathroom, slaves were probably sick, could be throwing up, ect.
No were were not.
These large crowded compartments were commonly referred to as "holds" or "cargo holds," particularly in the context of ships. On trains, they might be called "cars" or "freight cars." In the context of historical slave ships, they were often termed "slave holds," where enslaved individuals were confined during transport.
The 49ers do not stink.
It was a terrible thing called the slave trade. Africans were stolen from their families by other Africans, who then marched them to the cost and sold them to European slave traders. The Europeans loaded the slaves on to ships and sent them off to the New World.
The Clotilde is regarded as the last "slave ship" to bring slaves to America from Africa. It sank in Mobile Bay (Mobile, Alabama).Other Slave Ships:Henrietta MarieWandererWildfireLord Ligonier
the slave ships were wooden and they smellt horrible and the ships are really dirty.
There were at least 130 sea men on slave ships.
Slaves were manacled and packed tightly into the holds of the slave ships.
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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.
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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.
The movie you're looking for is Amistad and Slave Ship.
Slavery became illegal to all americans in 1888.Slave ships technically aren't illegal even today.