Mark if the statement accurately describes the toll of the Middle Passage

a. It involved the mistreatment of millions of slaves captured over the course of 300 years.

b. Two million slaves may have died of disease and mistreatment as they crossed the Atlantic.

c. More slaves continued to be transported to the lands of the Middle East than to the Americas.

d. European traders were more interested in transporting sugar or tobacco to the Americas.

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Donavan Bird

19 April, 20:35

Mark if the statement accurately describes the toll of the Middle Passage

a. It involved the mistreatment of millions of slaves captured over the course of 300 years.

b. Two million slaves may have died of disease and mistreatment as they crossed the Atlantic.

c. More slaves continued to be transported to the lands of the Middle East than to the Americas.

d. European traders were more interested in transporting sugar or tobacco to the Americas.

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Galloway · Answer 1

The best statement from the list regarding the toll of the Middle Passage would be that " a. It involved the mistreatment of millions of slaves captured over the course of 300 years," since they were forced in incredibly cramped and unsafe conditions aboard the ships they were on.