The size of the ship, the conditions for transporting slaves, the regulations in place, and the profits that could be gained all influenced how many slaves could be carried on a slave ship. Factors such as the duration of the voyage, the mortality rate, and the space required for provisions also played a role in determining the number of slaves that could be transported.
The lower part of a slave ship where slaves were kept was called the "hold." It was a dark and overcrowded space where slaves were shackled together and forced to stay during the journey across the Atlantic Ocean.
The trial of the slave ship Zong centered around an insurance claim for slaves who were thrown overboard during the voyage. The case brought attention to the horrors of the transatlantic slave trade and raised questions about the treatment of slaves as property under British law. The court ruled in favor of the ship owners, setting a precedent that deemed the slaves as property and not human beings with rights.
Slaves on a slave ship were usually packed tightly together, with very limited space. Conditions were crowded, unsanitary, and oppressive. Slaves were often chained and had to endure long journeys in extremely harsh and inhumane conditions.
The Amistad was a Spanish slave ship that was overtaken by the African captives aboard in 1839. The ship was eventually intercepted by the US Navy and the Africans were taken into custody in Connecticut, sparking a legal battle over whether they were considered property or free individuals.
200 slaves were on a average ship
Slave traders used every available space to fit as many slaves as possible on a slave ship.
Ammistad
The Amistad.
200-300 slaves were kepl on the ship hope this was helpful Xx :-P
The Clotilde is regarded as the last "slave ship" to bring slaves to America from Africa. It sank in Mobile Bay (Mobile, Alabama).Other Slave Ships:Henrietta MarieWandererWildfireLord Ligonier
Slaves propel the boat with oars.
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There was alot of them
Two ways a slave trader was able to fit slaves on a ship include tight packing and loose packing.
There was 400 people on each ship
Slaves didn't rebel on the slave ships. The slaves were chained and had to lay or sit in an odder. Slaves had to sit and lay like that for more then weeks. Some slaves didn't even make it through all of the trips. The dead slaves were more likely to be thrown of the ship to the sea. Many say that you can tell a slave ship by the sharks that follow it since everyday a dead dead slave would be thrown off the ship making the sharks have something to eat.