Question

"How were slaves treated during the middle passage? "

Answer 1

Africa, where the slaves were captured, to America, where the slaves were auctioned. and then squashed into wooden crates where they were clamped in chains. They were then loaded onto the ships and there were two ways in which they could be loaded. There was �a tight pack�- where they would be laid on their sides like sardines, therefore you could fit more slaves in a ship, and there was �a loose pack� where they were allowed to lay on their backs with just 14 inches of space each, so neither was particularly comfortable especially as they were lain on rough wooden shelves and clamped together so none could move without moving the rest of their row with them. The conditions below deck on the slave�s ships were appallingly unhealthy. During the average 4-7 week journey below deck was cleaned only once every few weeks averaging around being cleaned around 3 times in a journey

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Answer 2

"Both suicid and self-starving were prevented as much as possible by slaver crews; slaves were often force-fed or tortured until they ate, though some still managed to starve themselves to death; slaves were kept away from means of suicid, and the sides of the deck were often netted."

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