LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
SLAVERY IN AMERICA COTTON SLAVE TRADE AND THE SOUTHERN RESPONSE
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about one out of every 5 persons
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approximately 20% of the persons
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about 2 million people
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all the answers are correct
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Detailed explanation-1: -Between 1500 and 1866, Europeans transported to the Americas nearly 12.5 million enslaved Africans, about 1.8 million of whom died on the Middle Passage of the transatlantic slave trade .
Detailed explanation-2: -The total number of deaths directly attributable to the Middle Passage voyage is estimated at up to two million; a broader look at African deaths directly attributable to the institution of slavery from 1500 to 1900 suggests up to four million deaths.
Detailed explanation-3: -From the 1500s to the 1800s, merchants transported approximately 12 million Africans across the Atlantic as human property.
Detailed explanation-4: -In addition to voyage lengths, factors such as overcrowding (which increased the rate of disease transmission), violence, insurrection, and high suicide rates also contributed to the high mortality rates along the Middle Passage.
Detailed explanation-5: -12.5 million Africans forced aboard European and American slave ships. 10.7 million survivors of the Middle Passage disembarked in the New World.