Which of the following best describes the Middle Passage?

A) It was the middle leg of a three-legged journey, a leg in which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas.

B) It refers to the transportation of African slaves across the Sahara to the Muslim states of the Middle East.

C) It was the journey slaves took from the interior of Africa to cargo ships waiting on the Gold Coast.

D) It was the ceremony that marked a young Africans entry into adulthood.

Mark if the statement accurately describes the toll of the Middle Passage

A) It involved the mistreatment of millions of slaves captured over the course of 300 years.

B) Two million slaves may have died of disease and mistreatment as they crossed the Atlantic.

C) More slaves continued to be transported to the lands of the Middle East than to the Americas.

D) European traders were more interested in transporting sugar or tobacco to the Americas.

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Anna Maddox

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10 July, 07:11

Which of the following best describes the Middle Passage?

A) It was the middle leg of a three-legged journey, a leg in which slaves were transported from Africa to the Americas.

B) It refers to the transportation of African slaves across the Sahara to the Muslim states of the Middle East.

C) It was the journey slaves took from the interior of Africa to cargo ships waiting on the Gold Coast.

D) It was the ceremony that marked a young Africans entry into adulthood.

Mark if the statement accurately describes the toll of the Middle Passage

A) It involved the mistreatment of millions of slaves captured over the course of 300 years.

B) Two million slaves may have died of disease and mistreatment as they crossed the Atlantic.

C) More slaves continued to be transported to the lands of the Middle East than to the Americas.

D) European traders were more interested in transporting sugar or tobacco to the Americas.

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Jadyn Wolfe · Answer 1

The right answer for the question that is being asked and shown above is that: (1) B) It refers to the transportation of African slaves across the Sahara to the Muslim states of the Middle East. (2) C) More slaves continued to be transported to the lands of the Middle East than to the Americas.