Which of the Following Statements About Slave Ships Is LEAST

question 10

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements about slave ships is LEAST accurate?

• A)Diseases such as smallpox and "the flux" frequently dealt mortal blows to both the cargoes and the crews of slave ships.
• B)Although countries such as Britain enacted legislation to limit the number of slaves which a given ship could carry,slavers often crammed their holds with as many slaves as they could in defiance of the law.
• C)The numbers of deaths on slave ships were high largely because slavers found it more profitable not to purchase fresh provisions or medicines before leaving the coast of Africa.
• D)The trade in slaves was so profitable that European traders could reasonably expect to earn as much as a 100% profit from an investment in a slave ship.

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Definitions:

Obedience

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