Which of the Following Does Not Characterize Doctors of Slave

question 7

Multiple Choice

Which of the following does not characterize doctors of slave ships at the time?

• A) Many collected African remedies to help with illnesses at sea.
• B) Since slavers wanted to keep as many slaves alive as possible, ships' doctors had an unusually sophisticated knowledge of medicine at the time.
• C) They were often given incentives for the number of slaves they kept alive on the voyage.
• D) They began to understand connections between health, hygiene and diet after about 1750.

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