Question

According to section 3, who

brought Equiano onto the
slave ship?
A. his parents
B. no one; he went to the slave ship on his
own
C. other Africans

Answer 1

Olaudah Equiano was kidnapped by other Africans and brought onto a slave ship. This kidnapping strategy was part of a larger system where African slave traders would capture people to sell to Europeans. The correct answer to the student's question is C. other Africans.

Step-by-step explanation:

According to Olaudah Equiano's narrative, he was kidnapped and brought onto a slave ship by other Africans. During the 18th century, wars were fought, and expeditions were conducted by African slave traders specifically to capture and enslave their fellow Africans. These traders would then sell the captives to European slave traders, who transported them across the Atlantic.

Equiano, alongside many others, experienced the horrors of being kidnapped from their homes, often by other neighboring or rival African groups. The context of Equiano's abduction, while his parents were away, was a common circumstance during which kidnappings would occur. The factual answer to the question is that Equiano did not go to the slave ship on his own, nor was he brought there by his parents. Instead, he was brought onto the slave ship by other Africans who had kidnapped him.

The correct option for the student's question is:

• C. other Africans