FIRST CONTACTS 28000 BCE 1821 CE
THE COLUMBIAN EXCHANGE
|
Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
|
|
|
Horrible! They were chained up, force fed and barely able to move.
|
|
|
Fine, but they could have been better ____
|
|
|
Like a cruise ship! No problems here!
|
|
|
None of the above
|
Detailed explanation-1: -The slaves were branded with hot irons and restrained with shackles. Their “living quarters” was often a deck within the ship that had less than five feet of headroom–and throughout a large portion of the deck, sleeping shelves cut this limited amount of headroom in half.
Detailed explanation-2: -Seasickness was common and the heat was oppressive. The lack of sanitation and suffocating conditions meant there was a constant threat of disease. Epidemics of fever, dysentery (the ‘flux’) and smallpox were frequent. Captives endured these conditions for about two months, sometimes longer.
Detailed explanation-3: -Unsanitary conditions, inadequate nutrition and unrelenting hard labor made slaves highly susceptible to disease. Illnesses were generally not treated adequately, and slaves were often forced to work even when sick. The rice plantations were the most deadly.