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To help increase profit, slave ship owners would pack as many slaves as possible into a ship as possible, creating a very crowded environment. Slaves were chained to the ship, so going to the bathroom meant that you just went, getting you and those around you covered in your waste. There was lots of cases of dehydration, scurvy, and dysentery. Over a third of slaves that were transported died. Also, sailors and captains could do whatever they wanted to the slaves, such as raping, murdering, or torturing them.
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What did slave ships look like?
the slave ships were wooden and they smellt horrible and the ships are really dirty.
How many seamen where on slave ships?
There were at least 130 sea men on slave ships.
What did they do with the slaves from the slave ships when they lsnded and how did they sell the slaves?
When slaves were brought ashore from slave ships, they were usually inspected, cleaned, and separated before being sold at auctions. The slaves were then auctioned off to the highest bidder, typically plantation owners or slave traders, who would then use them for labor in fields, mines, or households.
Did slaves walk around on the slave ships?
Slaves were manacled and packed tightly into the holds of the slave ships.
What was the journey that the slave ships took called?
The Slave Trade
Where is the slave clutch?
large ships
What were the slave ships transporting?
slaves
What were slave ships made of?
Wood.
What illnesses did slaves die of aboard the slave ships?
slaves got diseases like smallpox and dysentery
How were the African slave brought to America?
ships
What are some movies about slave ships?
The movie you're looking for is Amistad and Slave Ship.
When did Slave ships became illegal in America?
Slavery became illegal to all americans in 1888.Slave ships technically aren't illegal even today.
