The evidence provided by the author to support the claim that conditions on slave ships were inhumane includes:
b. Some people were flogged unmercifully.
c. People experienced crowded conditions.
d. Some people died from disease.
These are common historical accounts of the harsh and dehumanizing conditions that slaves endured during the transatlantic slave trade.
The inhumane treatment on slave ships is well-documented, and factors such as brutal punishments, overcrowded living conditions, and the spread of diseases contributed to the suffering of those who were forcibly transported as slaves.
[T]wo of my wearied countrymen who were chained together . . . preferring death to such a life of misery . . . jumped into the sea; . . . I believe many more would very soon have done the same, if they had not been prevented by the ship's crew. . . . However, two of the wretches were drowned, but they got the other, and afterward flogged him unmercifully, for thus attempting to prefer death to slavery.
Which of these statements contains evidence from the passage that could be used to support the claim that conditions on slave ships were inhumane? Select all that apply
a. People jumped into the sea to escape.
b. Some people were flogged unmercifully.
c. People experienced crowded conditions.
d. Some people died from disease.