There were so many slaves packed on board a ship; The slave dealers wanted to sell as many as possible for more money.
Equiano finally finds out what is going to happen to him when he overhears a conversation between his fellow captives and a sailor on board the slave ship who reveals that they are being taken to the West Indies to be sold as slaves.
He did have slaves, he was a slave trader. But when his ship was sinking and he started to drown, he prayed to God saying that if he didn't drown then he would stop being a slave trader, and free all of his slaves. He survived, made good on his promise, and supported the non-slave movements. But before this, of course he had slaves! He was a slave trader!
The USS Buck plays a crucial role in managing difficult situations on board by maintaining discipline and order among the crew. This helps ensure the safety and efficiency of operations on the ship.
The four dramas used in "The Slave Ship" by Marcus Rediker are the drama of the enslaved, the drama of the sailors, the drama of the captains and investors, and the drama of the abolitionists and resistance. These dramas help to provide a multifaceted view of the transatlantic slave trade and its impact on various groups involved.
After a transatlantic voyage, slaves were typically sold or auctioned to work on plantations or other labor-intensive operations in the destination country. They would endure harsh living conditions and continue to face exploitation and mistreatment. This marked the beginning of their life as enslaved individuals in a new land.
It depends on if people were loose-packed or tight-packed, if you were loose packed you could fit less people on board and decrease illness but get less money because you have less slaves, and tight-packed is when you squeeze as many people as you can on but it increases chances of diseases and illnesses, so really it depends
There was 400 people on each ship
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200 slaves were on a average ship
In tight pack or loose pack. Tight pack is where the slaves where layed on their side, and loose pack is where the slaves where layed on their back. The tight pack allowed more slaves to be on the ship but this caused more slaves to die as they were closer together and suffocated more.
it depends... if it's tight packed on the ship, they could how 200... if they were loose packed, they could only hold 170.
The first slaves arrived in the American colonies on board a commandeered slave ship. The year was 1619 and the place was Jamestown, VA.
around 150 i think,
90 i think
In tight pack or loose pack. Tight pack is where the slaves where layed on their side, and loose pack is where the slaves where layed on their back. The tight pack allowed more slaves to be on the ship but this caused more slaves to die as they were closer together and suffocated more.
There was alot of them
280