What Was the Purpose of Spreading Netting Around the Sides

question 48

Multiple Choice

What was the purpose of spreading netting around the sides of the slave ships?

• A) to prevent slave suicides
• B) to catch fish for slave meals
• C) to balance the vessel
• D) to hamper pirates attempting to scale the sides

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