Question

Which explanation best describes why the transatlantic journey of the Middle Passage took longer than the expected time in some instances?

a ) The ships ran out of food.
b ) The ships were at the mercy of the weather.
c ) The slaves rebelled against their European captors.
The crew was inefficient.

Answer 1

b ) The ships were at the mercy of the weather.

Answer 2

The correct option is B) the ships were at the mercy of the weather.

The Middle Passage was the name given to the trips that took the slaves from African to the Americas. The slaves travelled in terrible sanitary conditions and some of them died during the trips. The Middle Passage usually took six to eight weeks but of weather conditions were bad it could take longer.