Which of the following excerpts from ''The interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano describes how people were bought and sold upon their arrival in the Americas?
A. ''On a signal, (as the beat of the drum) the buyers rush at once into the yard where slaved are confined, and make choice of that parcel they like best''
B. ''At last we came in sight of the land of Barbadoes, at which the whites on board gave a great shout, and made signs of joy to us''
C. ''At last, when the ship we were in had got in all her cargo, they made ready with many fearful noises, and we were all put under deck, so that we could not see how they managed the vessel''
D. ''This produced copious perspirations so that the air became unfit for the respirations from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaved, of which many died''
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A. ''On a signal, (as the beat of the drum) the buyers rush at once into the yard where slaved are confined, and make choice of that parcel they like best''