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?(1 point)

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“This produced copious perspirations so that the air became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died.”
“This produced copious perspirations so that the air became unfit for respiration from a variety of loathsome smells, and brought on a sickness among the slaves, of which many died.”

“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.”
“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.”

“On a signal given, (as the beat of a drum) the buy

Answer 1

The excerpt that describes how people were bought and sold upon their arrival in the Americas is:

“On a signal given, (as the beat of a drum) the buyers…”

This full excerpt would typically discuss the auction process and how enslaved individuals were prepared for sale, often indicating the dehumanizing aspects of the market where their fates were determined by buyers. The other excerpts focus more on the conditions during the Middle Passage rather than the buying and selling process after arrival.