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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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