An Example of Cruelty Aboard Slave Ships Was the Use

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Short Answer

An example of cruelty aboard slave ships was the use of __________ by ship's surgeons to plug the anuses of African slaves suffering from dysentery.

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Definitions:

Endangered Species

Species that are at risk of extinction due to a dramatic decline in their population or habitat.

Flowering Plants

Plants that belong to the group Angiosperms, characterized by bearing flowers in which seeds are enclosed within a fruit.

Mammals

A class of warm-blooded vertebrate animals that possess hair or fur, and whose females produce milk for feeding their young.

Insects

Small arthropods belonging to the class Insecta, characterized by three-part bodies, usually two antennae, and compound eyes.