Slavery During The Middle Passage Analysis

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In Document D, it fluently explains During the Middle Passage, slaves didn’t have the ability to explain what they were going through and/or what life was like as a slave. They lived in some pretty rough conditions and very strict owners. During the Regulated Slave Trade Act of 1788, there was a ship that transported the slaves from one location to another. The ship could fit 454 slaves. The slaves were forced to fit in a six foot by one foot four inch box for men, and a five foot ten inch by one foot four inch box for women. In Document D, Slave Ship Diagram, the author explains, “Before Britain began regulating the slave trade, the ship reportedly carried as many as 609 slaves”. These slaves were forced into these crates and boxes. It was

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