Which of the Following Most Accurately Depicts Life Expectancy in the Sixteenth

question 106

Multiple Choice

Which of the following most accurately depicts life expectancy in the sixteenth century?

• A) Europeans' chances of living longer improved if they did not go to Africa or the West Indies.
• B) A European stood a better chance of living much longer in Africa than in the West Indies.
• C) Africans who survived the voyage from their homeland had a shorter life expectancy in the West Indies than Europeans who went there.
• D) The slave's voyage from Africa to the New World was unrelated to his or her mortality.
• E) Africans rarely survived for one year if exposed to the dampness and cold of Europe.

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