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The Middle Passage

Question 2 • FL-2100010-M/J United States History

Ships used during the Middle Passage were

Answer
A
overcrowded and unclean.
B
crowded but clean.
C
overcrowded and cold.
D
crowded but disease-free.

Explanation

Ships carrying enslaved Africans during the Middle Passage packed people into severely overcrowded, unsanitary conditions. Disease spread easily in the filthy holds, so the ships were not clean or disease-free. The correct choice is “overcrowded and unclean.”

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