Question 3 • FL-2109310-World History Sem 1 - Flex
Read the following passages from John Newton’s diary.Saturday 22 JuneBeing pretty warm, got up the men and washed all the slaves with fresh water. l am much afraid of another ravage from the flux [diarrheal infection], for we have had 8 taken within these few days.Thursday 27 JuneWhen we were putting the slaves down in the evening, one that was sick jumped overboard. Got him in again but he died immediately between his weakness and the salt water he had swallowed, though I imagine he would have lived but a little while being quite worn out.Which claim is supported by this reading?
Answer
A
The men on board the ship always treated the enslaved people well, in sickness and in health.
B
One of the ship’s crew members was counted among those taken.
C
The enslaved people on board suffered waves of illness at times resulting in death.
D
Saturday, June 22nd was the first day of deaths.
Explanation
Newton reports that eight people had been affected by the flux within a few days, showing that illness was spreading aboard the ship. He also describes a sick enslaved person who died after jumping overboard, so the passages support the claim that illness sometimes led to death. The diary does not say that a crew member was among the sick or that June 22 was the first day of deaths.
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