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What is barracoons?
A barracoon is where slaves were kept when they were on ships. They were really cramped, and many of them died of starvation.
How did the British transport the slaves to Great Britain?
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Why are the ships of the middle passage called floating coffins?
Many of the slaves were kept in the hold and only by luck did they survive the trip.
How many slaves were on the ships?
1000 slaves
What did the slaves do on the ships?
They were kept in chains on the ships, and many got very sick on the trip to the US or wherever they were being taken. There was no way for them to use a bathroom nor were they given enough water or food to sustain them.
What is the name of the place where ships are kept?
The place is called "port" where ships are kept? woodenboatusa.com
Did slaves walk around on the slave ships?
Slaves were manacled and packed tightly into the holds of the slave ships.
Where were the slaves put?
Slaves were kept in various places depending on the context, including plantations, households, mines, and ships. In the United States, slaves were commonly housed in cabins on plantations or in slave quarters on the property of the slave owner.
How were slaves treated when they came to America?
The slaves were treated horribly by a lot of people but some people were not cruel to the slaves. On slave ships coming to America from Africa it was horrible. The slaves were all chained together chained together and were only fed potatoes. The slaves often died on ships. If a slave died on a ship, they would be dumped. The slaves were kept in the lower part of a ship. It lacked anything clean and was full of infection. Some of the slaves attempted to jump over bored to die.
Who kept watch on slaves?
The people that kept watch on slaves were overseers they were mostly on plantation farms
Why were slaves kept in the west indies?
Slaves were kept in the West Indies to grow and harvest sugar and molesses.
Did Columbus use slaves to pay his ships crew?
No. No slaves were involved.
