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Why did so many enslaved Africans die in the middle passage?

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Answer: Without ventilation or sufficient water

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africans arrived in a new world

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Most contemporary historians estimate that between 9.4 and 12 million Africans arrived in the New World. Disease and starvation due to the length of the passage were the main contributors to the death toll with amoebic dysentery and scurvy causing the majority of deaths. im sry if this isnt very helpful but i tried :)

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