The Middle Passage

question 59

Multiple Choice

The Middle Passage:

• A) was the route from the African interior to the coastline that slave traders followed
• B) was a book authored in defense of slavery in the English colonies
• C) proved to be a safe way to transport slaves to the New World
• D) was often conducted by fellow Africans
• E) resulted in the deaths of one in six slaves

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