HISTORY
NEW GLOBAL CONNECTIONS
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[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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the Commercial Revolution
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the Columbian Exchange
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the encomienda system
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the Middle Passage
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Detailed explanation-1: -Answer and Explanation: In his autobiography, The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, Equiano describes his experience on a slave ship going across the Atlantic Ocean. He notes that the smell was “intolerably loathsome” and “pestilential.” He also explains how cramped and crowded it was on the ship.
Detailed explanation-2: -The Middle Passage itself lasted roughly 80 days on ships ranging from small schooners to massive, purpose-built “slave ships.” Ship crews packed humans together on or below decks without space to sit up or move around. Without ventilation or sufficient water, about 15% grew sick and died.
Detailed explanation-3: -What happens to the captives who try to get the extra fish the slave traders caught? a. They share the fish with the other captives.