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Estimates suggest that between 10-15% of enslaved Africans died during the Middle Passage, the transatlantic journey to the Americas. This translates to approximately 1.2 to 2.4 million deaths, as it is estimated that around 12.5 million Africans were forcibly transported to the Americas. Conditions aboard slave ships were horrific, with overcrowding, disease, and malnutrition contributing to the high mortality rate.

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How many black slaves died in the US?

There is no way to tell exactly how many black slaves died in the United States. The records kept were not high priority or taken care of.


Did the slaves volunteer to come to America?

They were slaves. They did not volunteer. They were taken by force and many of them died on the way. The majority of those who survived the journey would die in slavery under terrible conditions and at a young age.


How many slaves was there in the US?

There is no way to tell exactly how many slaves were in the United States. The records kept were not accurate.


How were slaves treated on the way to America?

Slaves were treated bad. Many were laid on their sides so they could fit more slaves on the ship. The women were raped by the slave owners, not many survived. If any slave got sick or died they were thrown overboard so they would not make other slaves sick. Slaves were brought about once a week on deck to be exercised so they would look healthy before being sold. The slave owners would put oil on the slaves mouth to make them look as if they ate. Many slaves risked their lives by throwing themselves overboard. Where the slaves slept on the ship there was no light, not much air, their were smells of dead bodies, vomit, and blood. Not many slaves survived, only a few made it to America. Thank you hope u enjoyed it...for more farther details on slaves watch the movie " roots" best movie ever main character is Kunta Kinte....but was renamed "Toby" by his owner.


How did the slaves find their way to escape?

Slaves travelled by night and followed the North Star.

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How many black slaves died in the US?

There is no way to tell exactly how many black slaves died in the United States. The records kept were not high priority or taken care of.


On average how many slaves died on a plantation because of beatings?

There is no way to determine an average of how many slaves died on a plantation due to beatings or otherwise as there are very limited records of slaves births and deaths. Most of them had no record kept.


Who created the middle passage?

The slave trade created middle passage as a way to transport slaves from Europe across the Atlantic Ocean to the Americas With minimal trouble. The conditions of middle passage were deplorable with the odor unbearable and sickness, disease, and raw sewage in abundance. Many slaves died in route, and many more were unsellable due to their weakened condition.


What was the most common way for European slave traders to acquire slaves to bring to the Americas?

by buying them from African slave traders


What can you infer about the way African Americas were treated in the past?

The African Americans were treated like slaves. They weren't treated equally.


How did Bartolome' De Las Casa try the way Spain governed the Americas?

he revised laws regarding the use of African slaves


Did the slaves volunteer to come to America?

They were slaves. They did not volunteer. They were taken by force and many of them died on the way. The majority of those who survived the journey would die in slavery under terrible conditions and at a young age.


How many slaves was there in the US?

There is no way to tell exactly how many slaves were in the United States. The records kept were not accurate.


Why did Europeans want slaves in the Americas?

Europeans wanted slaves in the Americas to provide cheap labor for their plantations and mining operations. Slavery allowed them to profit from growing crops like sugar, tobacco, and cotton without having to pay wages to the laborers. Slavery was also seen as a way to exert control and dominance over indigenous populations.


What are some details about the slade trade during the colonial period?

slaves were traded from Africa into the new worl(America) where they were slod as slaves. On their way to the Americas they were on ships that had very harsh conditions and only about 1/3 of them made it to the new worl alive.


What is the relationship between senegambia region in the slave trades?

Senegambia was a major hub of the transatlantic slave trade. It was an important way station for European traders sending slaves from Guinea to the Americas.


How did African slaves contirbute to the development of the Americas?

They contributed to Americans by their labor and hard work like slavery they freed all of us from it so basically they contributed to America in a huge way.